Re: Daphniphyllum

There is one species grown at Strybing Arboretum in
San Francisco and at least one at Quarry Hill Botanic
Garden in Kenwood, California. (Also may be at UC
Berkeley Botanic Garden.) I can't remember the
name(s), but it's not yours. Seems to be quite content
in both locations, which have very different climates,
the former being cool and foggy in summer (50-70F) and
mild and rainy in winter (32-58F), the latter being
hot and dry in summer (50-92F) and somewhat colder and
rainier in winter (24-55F).
Jason Dewees
San Francisco, California
USDA 10a

--- Tim Longville <tim.longville@BTinternet.com>
wrote:
> This is even less 'Mediterranean' than most of my
> postings but since it's a plant-group I'm at the
> moment in love with and since it's one which might
> do well in the cooler and wetter bits of an almost
> Mediterranean climate, allow me to recommend almost
> any species of Daphiphyllum to anyone looking for an
> unusual, bold, upright, quick-growing large shrub or
> small tree for a warm and semi-shaded corner. The
> one I have is D. tiejtmannense - or something close
> to it: it was collected by the Wynne-Joneses of Crug
> Farm and they're not yet entirely sure of the ID -,
> so of course I think it's the best (big glossy light
> green mature leaves; new leaves a strange glaucous
> grey-green-purple tone; combination of the two
> colourings very striking), but I know Einion Hughes
> has a different species from the same source and
> he'll probably trumpet that one's advantages just as
> loudly.
> 
> Is the genus grown in California at all? If so,
> opinions? Other species worth trying?
> 
> Tim
> 


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