Re: "Treasured Perennials"
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: "Treasured Perennials"
- From: N* S*
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:17:38 -0800
I hae the zauschneria you are asking about, it is a California native and I
have seen it most often referred to as "Zauschneria cana" (without the
"californica") which may be why you are having trouble finding it.
Nan
>I obtained the above-referenced book by Graham Stuart Thomas. In it, he
>has named some perennials that I am most interested in. Has anyone grown
>the following or know of a source:
>
>Hemerocallis 'Kwanso Variegata' (a variegated daylily!)
>Selinum wallichianum (a glorified cow parsley)
>Nepeta govaniana (a.k.a Dracocephalum; bears multitudes of small,
>lemon-yellow lipped flowers)
>Epilobium canum (a.k.a Zauschneria californica cana)
>Delphinium nudicaule (a red flowering version that is a loose bunch of
>blooms -- no spikes)
>Crepis incana (looks like pink daisies)
>Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' (a most unusual flowering form)
>
>You would think with all of the spring catalogs coming out that I could
>find these, but I'm afraid that some may only be in cultivation in Thomas'
>native UK.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Val in KY
>zone 6a
>
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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