-- Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz> Both Retired. Careers were: Moira - botanist/horticulturist; Tony - Various jobs, then computer programmer. Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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- To: Mediterannean Plants List <m*@ucdavis.edu>, r
- Subject: Re: Medit: Mislabeled seeds (was lavender lady?)
- From: T* &* M* R* <t*@xtra.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 19:04:26 +1200
- References: <v03007801b18cba7980ac@[205.149.167.166]> <v03007800b18e7f7fd879@[205.149.167.166]>
Cheryl & Wayne Renshaw wrote: > > Moira commented on my Aristea.. > > >I feel however, I must correct one misconception, though it will grow > >well in New Zealand (almost too well, from the way it seeds around my > >garden) Aristea ecklonii and other members of the genus all hale from > >South Africa. > > Sorry...I wasn't clear. My friend who gave me the plant thought the plant > is a relative of New Zealand flax (Phormium), which was incorrect. > > >The giant of the genus is A. thyrsiflora, which has spikes up to 6 feet > >tall, of the same vivid mid-blue. I have a clump in my own garden, but > >it seems to need warmer conditions than I can give it, as it only > >flowers very occasionally. > > Wow! I think I'm glad that isn't what I got, though it sounds beautiful. I don't have the room for a plant that size, unfortunately. Are the flowers the same size as the smaller Aristeas? Cheryl Actually, I have only seen it flower a cuple of times, so I am not entirly sure. To the best of my recollection the flowers were not much bigger - just a whole lot more of them. Moira Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz> Both Retired. Careers were: Moira - botanist/horticulturist; Tony - Various jobs, then computer programmer. Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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