Hyptis emoryi
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Hyptis emoryi
- From: R* D* <r*@sulmail.stanford.edu>
- Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 08:49:01 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
- Priority: NORMAL
Hyptis emoryi (desert lavender) needs a hot and dry
location and good drainage. Mine got winter kill on the
tops but the roots are fine as it's coming back. It's
native to California and maybe rest of the Southwest for all
I know. I've tried cuttings but they died; I suspect the
mist bed was too wet for them and they rotted. I never
water mine in the yard, and it seems quite happy. It has
never bloomed or gotten very high, but pictures indicate a
wandy, rather elegant shrub without much density, perhaps
about 6 feet high. Hope this helps.
Ray Deutsch, Menlo Park, California USDA zone 9/10
