Re: Leonotis leonurus, the white form
- Subject: Re: Leonotis leonurus, the white form
- From: "Annie Hayes" a*@sonic.net
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:47:20 -0800
Dear Sean, I have that very white form and your welcome to a piece. So far,
it seems to be just as vigorous. Annie Hayes
Richmond,Ca.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean A. O'Hara" <sean@support.net>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:12 PM
Subject: Leonotis leonurus, the white form
> Hi folks -
>
> Just a quick note about a plant I've had for some time in a pot which is
> finally blooming after being planted in the ground a number of months
> ago. It is the white form of Leonotis leonurus, the Lion's Tail or Wild
> Dagga from South Africa. I received this as a cast-off from a friend who
> said the flower color was a disappointment (not a 'clean' white). I was
> interested to see this for myself and it is now flowering for me. The
> typically orange flower heads start out a creamy white on this plant and
> them rapidly 'fade' to a beige-straw color. I find this actually very
> interesting and picked a few to combine in an arrangement with year's-end
> dried grasses in straw to honey beige tones. The anthers are distinctly
> brownish, adding to the unusual coloration. I wish I had a Salvia
africana
> lutea (another South African) to see how those rusty brown flower might
> look with these beige spikes. Here is a picture I found on the web that
> shows a VERY white form - I guess there are various shades of orange,
> apricot, and white in this species. We seem to universally have the deep
> orange form here in California (propagated by cuttings no doubt). I'd be
> interested if other people have experience with this white (or in my case
> beige) or other color forms, especially if other forms are known here in
> California.
>
> Regards,
> Seán O.
>
> h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden suited to its purpose'
> Seán A. O'Hara sean@support.net
> 1034A Virginia Street, Berkeley, California 94710-1853, U.S.A.
>
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