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Plants for mediterranean gardens => Trees and Shrubs => Topic started by: John J on February 21, 2018, 01:15:12 PM
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Yesterday I paid a visit to one of my favourite nurseries to see what they had on offer for the new season. One plant that caught my eye was labelled as Jacobinia pauciflora. Being a sucker for plants that I have never grown before I bought one to try out. I can't even blame my wife as she was not with me on this occasion. On looking it up when I got home I found that according to some sources the name on the label is a synonym and the accepted name is Justicia rizzinii. Apparently it comes from Brazil and is known as the Brazilian Fuchsia although it is not even closely related to the fuchsias. Not really knowing much about it I will start it off in a pot and keep it under cover in partial shade while it settles in.
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Phytomania is a severe, chronic wasting disease.
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I take it there is no known cure, Jorun, so I'm doomed?
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I suspect it is very common among those who contribute to this Forum...
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I'm afraid there is no cure, John, and yes, it's highly contagious.
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John, my trusted Conservatory and Indoor Plants by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix (in fact a fine near-encyclopedia of mediterranean-climate plants) says it's "easy to grow and valued for its winter flowering. Min 5 deg C."
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Thanks, Alisdair, good to know. Sounds as though it should do well in a pot on our covered, south-facing, front patio.
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To add weight to Jorun's diagnosis regarding my suffering from phytomania. The plant below is a variety of Kalanchoe and it would be reasonable to assume that all those little buds should open into a blaze of colour. Not so, what you see is what you get. Has anyone else had any experience of this plant?