Re: Scabiosa (pink) from southern France?
- To: C*@aol.com
- Subject: Re: Scabiosa (pink) from southern France?
- From: L* R*
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:40:19 -0800 (PST)
I find one species in FLOWERS OF SOUTHWEST EUROPE [Polunin and Smythies]:
S. monspeliensis which is a common pink flowered species in the area.
S.lucida is in cultivation. It's pink-flowered, but usually low growing
[in cult. at least], and is a mountain species.
there may be others, for which you'd have to check a comprehensive flora
like FLORA EUROPA.
I have yet to meet a scabius that isn't easy to cultivate with reasonable
drainage in our dry-summer area.
loren russell, corvallis, oregon
On Tue, 9 Nov 1999 Ccopuntia@aol.com wrote:
> Hello --
>
> An avid seed collector friend of mine has just shared some seed he collected
> while on a trip to the south of France. We are hoping maybe someone of the
> list can help with its identification. He describes this Scabiosa as having,
> "cute little pink flowers and an overall airy look." It was collected in the
> small town of Carcassonne. Anybody know its Latin name, and/or some further
> description or cultural information?
>
> Many thanks in advance, C. Carter, Martinez, California
>
>
