Re: Need help finding this plant
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Need help finding this plant
- From: D* M*
- Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 21:24:44 -0600
>Hello, perennial fans-- I am a lurker most of the time, but I have a
>question. On a trip this summer, my husband and I saw a beautiful foliage
>plant with large marbled reddish leaves at the Montreal Botanic Gardens
>which was labeled 'acalypha wilkesiana "Musaica"'. I have searched in
>several catalogs for plants or seeds without success. I found the name on
>PlantLink, but no information. I know it is related to copperleaf (a
>weed?) Is anyone familiar with this plant and where it might be obtained?
>
You might try Glasshouse Works ( http://www.glasshouseworks.com ). They
list 4 cultivars of Acalypha wilkesiana, although 'Musaica' is not among
them. However, you might wish to contact them regarding a source. They
may have it, although not listed in their main catalog.
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu
"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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