Re: Jacaranda

on 11/29/04 4:59 PM, Jason D at jjuania@yahoo.com wrote:

> You're not alone. I wrote an article on palms for the
> Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park and in
> mentioning the oh-so-rare aquatic palm, called it
> Ravenea rivularis, when in fact it's R. musicalis.
> What's worse is that R. rivularis is the trashy and
> ubiquitous Home Depot plant that tolerates lots of
> neglect but never looks good (except when babied or in
> rich moist soil in climates more tropical than
> California's). I was supposed to be the expert so
> nobody fact-checked it, and there it lives in
> perpetuity.

Jason,

It doesn't make me feel much better, but I feel less alone knowing that
someone else knows  what it is to make an ass out of yourself in front of an
audience you wish to please.  ;-)

John MacGregor
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USDA zone 9   Sunset zones 21/23
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