Re: Colquhounia coccinea
- To: MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Colquhounia coccinea
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:46:37 -0400 (EDT)
At 06:02 PM 9/2/1999 GMT, you wrote:
>Nan - I can't find it in my few US plant-availability books (ie
>Barbara Barton or Andersen or my out of date edition of Harkness) but
>surely SOMEone must offer it? Anyone able to help?
>
>I can't believe it simply isn't grown commercially in the USA at all.
>There's also C.c. var. mollis (syn C.c. var vestita) with orange and
>yellow flowers, just as desirable.
>
>Tim Longville
I have a few plants of C.c. var. mollis that I got as cuttings in a bed
outside Walt Valen's office at Strybing some years ago. It isn't hardy here
in North Carolina. I haven't had much luck sp far getting nurseries to
trial and stock it.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
336-674-3105
