Re: Isoplexis chalcanthus
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- Subject: Re: Isoplexis chalcanthus
- From: L*
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 11:37:25 +0100
I don't know anything about this particular Isoplexis Nan,
but in May I purchased an Isoplexis Canariensis Isabelliana.
Barb (from this list) wrote the following:
Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 22:36:36 -0500
From: Barb Pernacciaro <bpern@idcnet.com>
Subject: Re: Newly bought plants
I had never heard of Isoplexis either (sounds like an
exercise regime), but my
Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening has this to say:
"Two undershrubs from the Canary Islands, of the family
Scrophulariaceae, their
outdoor cultivation confined to Calif. or similar climates.
Leaves alternate,
usually thick and persistent. Flowers yellow, mostly in a
dense, terminal
raceme. Corolla tubular, two-lipped, the upper and lower
lips of about equal
size. Stamens 4, slightly protruding. The plants are closely
related the the
perennial form of the foxglove.
canariensis. A stiff, erect plant 3-4 ft. high, the leaves
thick, lance-shaped,
4-6 in. long. Flower cluster nearly 12 in. long, the flowers
about 1 in. long,
yellowish-brown.
sceptrum. resembling the former, but the leaves are larger,
the flowers
drooping, and the corolla not 2-lipped, its 5 lobes nearly
equal."
Sounds interesting - when does it bloom? Let us know.
- --
Barb P.
SE Wisconsin, Zone 4
You said Nan that yours looked a bit like Penstemon. I
think Penstemon are of the foxglove family, aren't they, so
that would explain the similarity. Mine started to flower
soon after I bought it, a beautiful deep burnt orange
colour, and it has only just finished flowering. It only
reached 12 inches yet, but perhaps it's still a baby. I
shall be putting it in a pot in a month or two and bringing
it in for the winter. I loved it.
Louise, southern England
>Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 19:37:21 -0800
>From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>Subject: Isoplexis chalcanthus?
>
>I've purchased a plant new to me and new to the local
nursery trade -- do
>any of you know Isoplexis chalcanthus? It is supposedly
from the Canary
>Islands. So far, the foliage reminds me a bit of penstemon
though the
>leaves are a bit narrower and more pointed. The
inflorescences are also
>penstemon-like in structure, but the flowers are much less
conspicuous and
>are rust/orange colored. I've done an internet search
for culture
>information and find nothing. What can you tell me about
it?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Nan
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