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Re: [SG] Disporopsis and relatives

Hi Gene,

We have been growing Disporopsis pernyi for about 5 years in the garden,
and have been selling it for the last two. It is trouble free, evergreen,
glossy, a great shade plant, and quite rare in this country, but slow
growing and slow to propagate. As you, we also collect Polygonatum and
Disporum. I like this whole group of plants very much. I would also put
Uvularia anbd Streptopus in this group. I would be interested to know what
you have in your collection. And what species grow wild in your area? We
have Disporum smithii and D. hookeri v. oregana in the Pacific Northwest.
We have made some really good selections of these over the years. I have
always thought that they should be used more commonly in the shade garden.
We have no native Polygonatum, although we do have Smilacina racemosa,
(False Solomon Seal) and I have heard that the form we have on the West
coast is much more robust and larger than the East coast forms. I found one
particular specimen last year with extra large leaves, double thick stems
and flowers clusters to 10", when the normal form around here has flowers
clusters more commonly about 4" long. Might be a tetraploid. There are lots
of selections to be made.

The cutest Polygonatum I have seen is P. hookeri, from China, about 4"
tall, with bright pink upfacing flowers in the leaf axils.

Diana


>Diana, do you have any personal experience with the Disporopsis? Do you
>have a source for this plant? I have been seeing the name pop up here and
>there for a year now and I am interested as I collect both Polygonatums and
>Disporums. Thanks.
>        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
>          around the woods - around the world




Diana Reeck/Bill Janssen
Collector's Nursery
16804 NE 102nd Ave., Battle Ground, WA 98604 USA
http://www.collectorsnursery.com
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