Re : Lindelofia
- Subject: Re : Lindelofia
- From: G* C*
- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 08:06:00 +0100
Hi Don,
I do love this plant that I discovered 2 years ago, at our plant show in
Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard (next to Paris). This show is with Courson the
major one in France. That year, the subject was : Boraginacées
I grew one plant to try and I took it when I moved to the south of France in
last november. It did'nt like the change and I hope it will survive. I
overwintered it in the pot outside and suppose it'll be OK.
These plants (dixit Botanica) like dry and open sites . The basal leaves are
lanceolate and it's flowering (deep blue) all summer.
They grow best in sun with a well-drained, gritty soil but do appreciate
organic matter like a mulch to keep humidity
Zone 7:10, so better mulch in winter with straw. This species is 2 feet
high.
Another one in the same family which i love too, is borago pygmaea because
it's flowering all summer/autumn and can be use as ground cover.
I'm fond of blue flowers; has anybody other idea about blue flowers?
Chantal
Montpellier,zone 8
France
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>De : Don Martinson <llmen@wi.rr.com>
>À : perennials@hort.net
>Objet : Lindelofia
>Date : Jeu 7 mars 2002 21:44
>
> Is anyone growing any of the Lindelofia species (Boraginaceae)? I
> have seen L. longiflora offered by some UK nurseries, but have seen
> no photos of L. anchusoides, seeds of which I purchased from J.L.
> Hudson last year. Hoping the seedlings make it through our winter
> here, as it is suggested they are a bit hardier than L. longiflora.
> BTW, Hortus III claims that L. anchusoides = Adelocaryum anchusoides.
>
> Any info out there?
>
>
> --
> Don Martinson
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> l*@wi.rr.com
>
>
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