Re: Dahlia Imperialis
- Subject: Re: Dahlia Imperialis
- From: "Annie Hayes" a*@sonic.net
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:42:41 -0800
Don Mahoney at Strybing Arbotetum says he has an earlier blooming variety,
end of Summer to Fall, escaping the wind/rain damage. Annie
----- Original Message -----
From: "david feix" <davidfeix@yahoo.com>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Cc: <sean@support.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:21 PM
Subject: Re:additional drought tolerant shade plants for Medit-plants List
> Sean,
> After reviewing the published list, I realized that
> there were lots of plants that I frequently use in
> such conditions that aren't on this list. Here are
> some plants that I find at least as drought tolerant
> as some of the others on the existing list, handling
> light to medium shade and twice monthly watering in
> coastal California conditions:
>
> Acanthus spinosissimus
> Aechmea: caudata, leppardii, nudicaulis, recurvata
> var. benrathii
> Aeconium: hawarthii, simsii, undulataum
> Aloe maculata
> Billbergia nutans
> Carex tumulicola
> Clivia nobilis
> Crassula multicava
> Dianella: ensifolia, intermedia, tasmanica
> Echeveria: agavoides, elegans, harmsii, x imbricata,
> pulv oliver
> Gnidia polycephala
> Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'
> Nerine bowdenii
> Pelargonium tomentosum
> Plectranthus: neochilus, zuluensis
> Protoasparagus retrofractus
> Sedum: confusum, dendroideum
> Senecio tamoides
>
> I do wonder about some of the other listings such as
> Abutilon hybrids and Brunfelsia pauciflora, these
> haven't proven to be particularly drought tolerant in
> my own garden, and don't bloom well, without more
> frequent watering, or don't do well with dense tree
> root competition.
>
> The category of shade and drought tolerant plantings
> that will do well under surface rooting trees and
> fairly deep shade is probably a much shorter list, and
> in my view would only include those plants that look
> good under such conditions. In my experience this
> list would be heavy on the bromeliads and shade
> tolerant succulents, and some South African/Australian
> herbaceous things such as Plectranthus neochilus, and
> Dianellas as examples.
>
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