pbs Digest, Vol 19, Issue 37
David Victor (Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:49:02 PDT)
Hi Mark,
Do you have details for the two UK nurseries?
Mark
N Ireland
Monocot is Mike Salmon, Monocot Nursery, St Michaels, Littleton, Somerton,
Somerset, TA11 6NT
Whitestone is Roy Mottram, Whitestone Gardens Ltd, The Cactus Houses,
Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, Thirsk, N. Yorks, YO7 2PA,
e-mail - roy@whitestn.demon.co.uk
Lynn,
I grew P. incrassatum in Tucson, Az in a raised bed in Arizona's sandy
clay. The bed was watered twice a week, on my irrigation system, all
year. The plant went dormant for the summer and didn't seem to mind the
water. It did beautifully for the four years I lived there. We were at a
3,000 foot elevation with intense sun. I brought it with me when I moved
to Florida and it is just beginning to show some growth after being dried
off this summer. After reading that wonderful introduction...I shall have
to grow more pelargoniums.
I only wish I had such conditions!
Hi Eugene,
Here's what she says: "P. schlechteri. Two-tiered
Pelargonium. Leaf margins toothed, net veins strongly raised;
inflorescence usually 2 tiered, petals greenish yellow, each with purplish
red blotch." She doesn't show a geographic range for this species.
Incidentally, the book's full title is A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of
KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Region. It's a good reference for the area;
more than 1800 species are covered, not all geophytes, of course. (You may
need a magnifying glass to look at some of the photographs, though.) I
purchased my copy through Silverhill Seeds.
Many thanks for the information. I must get hold of a copy.
Best regards,
David Victor