Re: Aristea, Anyone?
- To: t*@eddy.u-net.com, Medit plants
- Subject: Re: Aristea, Anyone?
- From: L* d* J*
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:55:20 +0200
- References: <39ecf4ad.1299595@mail.u-net.com>
Tim Longville wrote:
I wondered if people on the list grow aristeas and if so which species
> they've found most desirable/successful? A. ecklonii and A. major
> (also in its pink form, ex Kirstenbosch) have been hardy here in
> coastal NW UK for several years. I'm now trying several other spp from
> Silverhill seed. Easy germination and vigorous growth but too soon yet
> to say how they're going to cope with our winters. Any notions of
> hardiness of other spp would be gratefully received.
Dear Tim,
Aristea ecklonii grows extremely well here, flowers over a long period
throughout the summer, and makes a lot of seed which as you said
germinates well. Here it should be grown in full shade. We grow it in
a shadowhall where it resisted to -5°C. Now we have a good stock of it
we shall try it next winter outside without any protection. So I
cannot say anymore for the moment about its hardiness.
I am very interested to know how you get on with A major which seems to
be a much superior species to A ecklonii.
Kind regards
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