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.
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Barb P.
SE Wisconsin, Zone 4
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