Re: Suggestions for hedge please.
- Subject: Re: Suggestions for hedge please.
- From: d* f*
- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 15:19:42 -0700 (PDT)
Jennifer,
I wouldn't recommend any of the Bamboos for such a
location; (rocky soil, limited summer water, potential
frost in winters), almost all bamboos look better with
regular water, and are prone to aphids and mealybugs
under stress. Even subtropical bamboos such as Otatea
acuminata aztectorum from winter dry southern Mexico
looks poorly here in the SF Bay Area without
supplemental summer irrigation, and looks best with
abundant irrigation, fertile soils and mild winters.
It is accustomed to a half year of drought in Oaxaca
and Chiapas, but this comes in their winter.
For rocky, dry soils and to cover a wire fence, one
vine that works very well here, and may in fact get
too large for your situation, is Polygonum aubertii.
I would think that Teucrium fruticans, Rosemary,
Echium fastusoum(if hardy there), would all do well in
this situation. Many of the Grevilleas are also most
tolerant of dry rocky soils, if established in the
rainy season. Our California natives like Toyon,
Heteromeles arbutifolia, or Matillija Poppy, Romneya
coulterii, would also do well. Most of these shrubs
could be hedged, but would require room to grow, and
clipping to maintain below 4 foot height.
Most of the things that were mentioned by Joe would
look better with more fertile soils and some
irrigation than your friend's situation suggests.
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