RE: osmanthus heterophyllus variegata/ribes aureum

Thanks for your help.  I'm ready to pitch it in either case.  The leaves are
nice, but I DON"T have room for a counterpart so darn, I guess I'll just
have to chose another shrub to grow ;-)

Susan Saxton, zone 6b

For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher P. Lindsey [lindsey@mallorn.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 11:01 AM
> To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: osmanthus heterophyllus variegata/ribes aureum
> 
> 
> > Chris, the plant I am supposed to have, which I got from 
> Forest Farm, was
> > ribes aureum.  Not Ribes alpinum 'aureum.'  I looked at the 
> description this
> > morning and it sounds like the right plant.  Do you have 
> anything that tells
> > you if R. aureum is dioecious?
> 
> Oops, sorry about that.  I'm not familiar with R. aureum, so 
> I just assumed
> that you meant the more common cultivar.  :)
> 
> Anyhow, I don't know about this one.  This is another genus that the
> taxonomists have confused the rest of the world with, so it's not even
> clear what family it sits in (all depends on who you talk to, 
> I guess).
> 
> None of the literature seems to indicate that they're 
> dioecious, so the
> only other thing that I can think of is the site.  They're supposed to
> like moisture and some sun, but with shade protection during hot parts
> of the day, so maybe it's too shaded or stressed?  (grasping 
> at straws,
> here)
> 
> Sorry that I can't be more help on this one.  Anyone else have any 
> ideas?
> 
> Chris
> 
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