Re: Tamarix

Lillian --

The most commonly available Tamarisk (common name) is Tamarix ramosissima
which generally gets 10-15 feet tall but you could keep it pruned to a
desired height.   All of the Tamarix species are shrubs or small trees. 
Tamarisk is very hardy (to Zone 2) and grows well in a variety of
situations (in nature it grows along streambanks like willows, yet it's
surprisingly drought-tolerant).  Besides growing out as a specimen shrub,
I have seen it used in some formal public gardens in perennial beds where
it's cut down nearly to the ground every fall the way some people do
Buddleias.  Everything I read says something to the effect of, "It's
amazing this shrub isn't used more often than it is," but I've never
read/heard anything about why it's not.

BTW, the RHS Index lists Tamarix aphylla as a Zone 8 tree getting up to
10 meters tall, so you may want it to be the more common species.  ;-)

Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B


On Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:06:36 EDT "lil tovey" <liltovey@hotmail.com>
writes:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Just got back from a visit to an antique market, where I bought, of 
> all 
> things, some plants. No one claimed they were old! Anyway, one of 
> the plants 
> was a Tamarix. Lacy silver green foliage, pinkish plumes, lady said 
> full sun 
> to partial shade, and will grow as a shrub to about 8 feet high. I 
> have no 
> idea what kind it is. Checked my reference, and it kind of sounds 
> like T. 
> aphylla. Has anyone grown this? What should I do for it and what 
> will I end 
> up with?
> 
> Saw lots of purlpe loosestrife on the drive...
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give me
> 
> Lillian
> Zone 6a
>
________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at 
> http://www.hotmail.com
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
> 

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index