Manfreda virginica
Lee Poulsen (Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:17:29 PDT)
On Apr 23, 2005, at 10:38 AM, Dennis Kramb wrote:
Wow! And to think I was nervous about sending an email to the PBS
forum about a plant distinctly NOT of pacific-rim origin. LOL. It
seems M. virginica is a bit of a hit amongst other fellow PBSers.
Don't ever worry about sending comments or questions about anything
plant-related to this forum. I think members of this group grow just
about everything that can be grown. And you won't get kicked off or
chastised... (...much. Right, Mary Sue?) We just concentrate for the
most part on geophytes.
In any case, I *am* on the Pacific Rim and I don't think Manfredas are
native here, yet I grow quite a few different species from Texas and
Mexico, most of them obtained from Yucca Do Nursery in Texas over the
years. And I know of a couple more people living here who want to grow
them and have come by to see mine. Several of mine have sent up really
tall scapes and will bloom in the next couple of weeks. The scapes are
from 4 to 6 feet tall right now.
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10