Re: Yucca

At 10:34 PM 1/19/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>Whoa ....seen some 'over the top' Yucca's in Ca.....You guys are in the
>perfect climate for them.....Have you ever grown 'Mexican Fried Egg
>Plant'....can't remember the real name....tried to get cuttings once but
>couldn't get them to take.....the blossoms look just like a fried egg!
>Dee
>Eugene, OR. USA
>Zone 8

Hi Neighbor,

I've been subscribed for a long time but haven't been following the list 
til recently and your post caught my eye.  We're part-time neighbors as I 
spend the summer in Eugene and the winters in Mexico.  Before that lived 
and worked and gardened on the SW WA coast and prior to that lived and 
gardened in Marcola.

Is the plant you're referring to Romneya coulteri  (Matilija poppy)?  It's 
a SW native and spreads invasively by roots but for some reason is very 
difficult to start.  Needs very sharp drainage and little water.  I know 
those who curse it and those who crave it!

HarleyLady

Eugene, OR  Zone 8
San Felipe, BC, Mexico Zone
  (USDA 10, Sunset 13, I think) 

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