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From:
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To: m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 3:47
PM
Subject: Re: Bush Morning Glory
I grew bush morning glory when I lived in
Tuolumne in zone 7 elevation 2600 foot. I loved its silver gray
foliage and it did bloom profusely. I had it planted with Snowberry,
Sunset Manzanita and California fuschia. It was planted on a southwest
facing hillside I terraced with granite riprap and backfilled with native clay
soil amended with compost to improve drainage (our clay soil at that location
was like gumbo). I lived along a year round creek, so the temperature
was somewhat moderated and we generally had breezes which kept the frost from
settling. We did get snow two or three times in the
winter.
I tried growing it where I live now in zone
9 but I think it got too much water in it's location and it
died.
Linda
It is usually the case that silvery leaves are
linked with adaptation to dry soils. The silveryness is almost always due to a
protective coat of hairs.
What exactly do you mean by bush morning glory?
I know more than one plant which could be so designated. I presume your
plant must have been Convolvulus cneorum.
Moira
