[pbs] Arctotis and gazania
Nan Sterman
Talkingpoints at PlantSoup.Com
Tue Dec 2 23:36:29 EST 2003
>In a message dated 12/2/2003 7:48:33 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>Talkingpoints at PlantSoup.Com writes:
>
>
>> In fact, throughout the western US, gazanias are commonly
>> called "freeway daisies."
>>
>
>Hmmm. In Southern California, the "freeway daisies" are Leptospermum.
You might want to check that... as far as I know, Leptospermum is the
Australian tea tree (though I've never seen it larger than shrub
size). It has tiny white or rose or pink flowers that are shaped
like the flowers on peach/plum trees. Take a look at these images of
leptospermum and see if this is what you were thinking of...
http://montereybaynsy.com/L/leptospermum%20scoparium%20gaiety%20girl2.jpg
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/obg/images/monatspflanze/leptospermum.jpg
Nan
--
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
Nan Sterman Plant Soup (TM)
PO Box 231034
Encinitas, CA 92023 760.634.2902 (voice)
Talkingpoints at PlantSoup.Com 760.634.2957 (fax)
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
More information about the pbs
mailing list