California Garden, Vol. 89, No.5, September-October 1998

32 Pages·1998·3.2 MB·English

by  San Diego Floral Association

California.
GARDEN
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1998 Volume 89 No. 5 $1.50
HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR
BEGINNING SEPT. 1 - 15WEEKS PresbyterianChurch. Pomerado/RB Road.
BETTY NEWTON'S FALLCLASSES Flower 12:30-3pm. $35 Series. $8 Door. 760/749-2654.
Gardens: YearRound Color. Perennials, Bulbs& OCT. 6
Old-FashionedRoses. GrossmontHighSchool, *SANDIEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION
Rm51, 1100MurrayDr., LaMesa. Tuesday SucculentWreath Class. HolidayorHeart. K.
Evening6:20-9:30pm. 579-4790. $24. Walsh. Casadel Prado, BalboaPark. 9:30am-
BEGINNING SEPT. 3- 12WEEKS 2:30pm. 232-5762. $35 Nonmember; $25
BETTY NEWTON'S FALL CLASSES Member.
Landscaping: Trees, Shrubs&Flowers. Foothills OCT. 8-11
AdultEducationCenter, 1550MelodyLane, THE ARBORETUM OFLA COUNTY 1998
El Cajon. Thurs. 8:50AM-Noon. 579-4790. $24. L A GardenShow "GardensoftheSilverScreen"
SEPT. 1, 15, 22 &29 301 NorthBaldwinAve., Arcadia. 9am-7pm.
*SANDIEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION 626/447-8207. $8 atgate; $7presale.
ContemporaryFlowerArrg. classesV. West. OCT. 10
Casadel Prado. 9:30am-2:30pm. 232-5762. DESCANSO GARDENS Fall Planting.
@$20(1)or$50 (4). 1418DescansoDr., LaCanadaFlintridge.
SEPT. 13 10AM-Noon. 818/949-7980. $16Fee.
SANDIEGO IMPERIALCOUNTYIRIS *SANDIEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION Tour.
SOCIETY PlantSale(Rhizomes). Casadel L. A. Garden Show. Floral Design, Lectures &
Prado, BalboaPark, Patio B. Sun. 10am-3pm. Demo. Incl. Lunch. RSVP232-5762. $43/$40.
SEPT. 15 OCT. 10-11
UCLA EXTENSION OpenHouse. Information FULLERTON ARBORETUM Fall Grand
onGardening&HorticultureCertification OpeningPlantSale. 1900AssociationRd. Fullerton.
Program. 10995LeConteAve, Westwood. Rm. 10am-4pm. 714/278-3404. $5.
G33 West. Tues. 6:30pm. 310/825-9971 Free. OCT. 13
SEPT. 18, 19 &20 *SANDIEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IRISSOCIETY AppalachiaBasketClass. M. Rosenberg. Casadel
Fall RhizoneSale. Promenade Mall, Woodland Prado, BalboaPark. 9:30am-2:30pm. 232-5762.
Hills. TopangaCanyonBlvd., Onehalfmile $25 Nonmembers &$20 Members.
northofVenturaFreeway (101). 9am-6pm. OCT. 14
818/352-7018. •SANDIEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION Tour.
SEPT. 26-27 Lotusland, Montecito. Includes Lunch &Dinner.
SANDIEGO BONSAI CLUB 33rd. Anniversary RSVP232-5762. $53 Nonmember& $50
Fall Show&PlantSale. Lectures&Demo. Casa Member.
del Prado, BalboaPk. Sat.&Sun. 10am-5pm. OCT. 17
Free. CALIFORNIA NATIVEPLANT SOCIETY
OCT. 3-4 "Coastal SageScrubResoration" atLaJolla,
SOGETSU SCHOOL OFIKEBANA S. Lahey, ScrippsInst., Sumner Aud., on Sat., 8:30am-
Instructor30thAnniversaryShow. Casadel 7:00pm. Symposium, luncheon, lowtea$45
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AnniversaryinSanDiego. Town&Country OCT. 17-18
Hotel, ConventionCenter. Prof. Suzuki SANDIEGO COUNTYORCHID SOCIETY
DemonstrationSat. 10:30am.; Workshop& Show. Casadel Prado, BalboaPark.
Demo. Sun. 10:30am & 1pm. Luncheon& Sat. Noon-4PM; Sun. 10am-4pm. Free.
WorkshopCall 272-7088. DESCANSO GARDENS RoseShow. 1418
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for88Years
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1998
PUBLICATIONSTAFF
EDITOR FEATURES
JacquelineColeman
135 Daylilies: ThePerfectPerennial G. Colby
CALENDAREDITOR 137 Beauty andtheBeast: TheGiantSwallowtail .... P. Pawlowski
JeanE.Johns 139 CertainBearded IrisesWillBloomAgain in
NOWMIaSrTiaHnEneTDI.MTEruEbDyITOR 140 RebloomSiungmmIerirseosrFall D.MM.cCMocrBnraicdke
141 Gardening inParadise: PitfallsandPleasantSurprises F. Liljeblad
AFFILIATELISTINGEDITOR 143 VisitingSouthernGardens R. Horwitz
LynnBeyerle 148 SweetPeas B. Jones
149 Peas R. Horwitz
BOOK&VIDEOREVIEWEDITOR
151 SanDiegoFloral AssociationTours
RosaleenCox
During 1997-1998 D. Boyerand A. Waters
TOURSEDITOR DEPARTMENTS
AnnWaters
130 HorticulturalCalendar J. Johns
ADVERTISING 134 Gleanings B. Jones
JacquelineColeman 144 NowIstheTime M. Truby
152 SanDiegoFloral AssociationClasses D. Elwell
RENEWALS 153 BookReviews R. Cox
JoanRoman 155 Affiliates L. Beyerle
159 SanDiegoFloral AssociationTours A. Waters
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(HORTICULTURALCALENDAR, fromp. 130) THE DORIS WOOD COTTAGE
OCT.•S20A&N2D7IEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION Two GARDEN AND NURSERY
RingBasketClass. K. Walsh& M. Rosenberg.
Casadel Prado, BalboaPark. 9:30am-2:30pm.
2-day Class. 232-5762. $30/$25. The Doris Wood Cottage Garden 8c
OCT.20 Nursery is a one acre, "English-style"
*SANDIEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION perennial garden. Pathswind throughrose
covered arbors and rose bordered walks.
QuarterlyDinnerMeeting/Program. Casadel An original "canvas" of flowering plants
Prado, BalboaPark. Tues. 5:45pm Social. and shrubs greets the eye at every turn.
232-5762. Advanced Reservation$5. Pale yellow Scabiosa, bicolor Salvia and a
OCT. 31 -NOV. 1 rare, pink Chaste Tree are among the
S.D. TROPICALFISHSOCIETY Show. Casa thousandsofplantsinthegarden.
del Prado, Room 101, BalboaPark. Sat. Noon- Asmallnurseryadjacentto thegarden
specializes in English Roses,"antique roses
NOV.6p3m,;1S0u,n.171&0am2-44pm. Free. andselectperennials/shrubs.
*SANDIEGO FLORAL ASSOCIATION Hours
FlowerArrg. Classes. V. West. Casadel Prado, 9:00 am - till sundown Sat 8c Sun, or
BalboaPk. 9:30am-2:30pm. 232-5762. @$20(l), by appointment. Open Friday through
$50Series. MondayduringthemonthofJuly.
Admission
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GARDENDocentTours. Info232-2780. Fee. maintainthegarden.
SAT. OFFSHOOT TOURS lHr. MeetBotanical
LathHouse. 10am. 235-1121. Free.
XUESJNTERPRETIVE WALKS Rangerguided. A COTTADGoErGiAsIOEWNo*oMdUIHIV
MeetVisitorsCenter. 10am. 235-1211. Free.
ONGOING EVENTS N
THEHUNTINGTON Second ThursdayGarden
TalkSeries: 2:30pm. 626/405-2141.
ZORO GARDEN NATUREPROGRAM
Between R.H. FleetScienceCtr. & Casade Highway
BalboaBldg, BalboaPark. 1st. Sunday. Sept6th. Market
RaptorEducation; Oct. 4thKumeyaay History&
Culture. Noon-lPM . Call 232-1121.
SANDIEGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,
SatelliteWageringFacility. Del Mar Fairgrounds.
2nd. Monday. Sept. 14th. S. Kerins, Herbs; Oct.
12th. F. Boutin, HeritageRoses. 756-3431.
QUAILBOTANICALGARDENS We are located 30 miles northeast of
230Quail GardenDr., Encinitas. GardenTours San Diego and 15 miles southeast of
&Events. 9am-5pm. 436-4032. Escondido. The Community of Ramona
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THE FLOWER * GARDEN SHOW
AT THE 1998 DEL MAR FAIR
THANKS ITS EXHIBITORS FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR
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CountyofSanDiego, TheHomeDepot QuailBotanicalGardens Nursery
DepartmentofAgriculture Kent'sBromeliadNursery RegionalYouthEducational TopToBottomLandscaping
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Gleanings
. . .
PERENNIALGRAINS . . . and meats but "Beagle Brigade" remove the offending limb. Any
Plant scientists are experimenting dogs that are trained to sniff out deadlimboveroneinchindiameter
with modern crop-breeding prohibited items are now being isahazard. Remove it.
techniques to develop high-yield used. Youwillrecognizethesecute Many of our eucalyptus are
perennial grains. Why? Because little"detectives"becausetheywear getting older and the branches are
perennial plants do not require the green coats. Beagles are frisky, becoming heavy. If you look up
extensiveyearlyplowingnecessary good tempered, hunting dogs that intothetreeand seeevidencethata
for the growing of annual grains. are fun to observe out in a field branchistwistingnexttothetrunk,
This will help to control erosion following a scent. Although other it could fall. (The bark will show
and save valuable soil that now breeds of dogs are used to detect thetwisting.)
washes or blows away when the drugs, apparently beagles have the
ground is bare. One of the most bestnosesforagriculturalpurposes. DWARFTREES . . .
active research programs is being The dogs in the "Beagle Brigade" Fruit trees are attractive additions
conducted at the University of are especially trained to sniff out to the garden, but many do not
Northern Iowa. Texas A & M undesirable fruits, vegetables or grow them because of lack of
Universityhas alreadydeveloped a meats only. space. This is not always a
perennial strain of sorghum and problem. There are many varieties
Washington State University has ofdwarffruittrees. Adwarftreeis
developed aperennial wheat. smaller than the standard form but
thefruitisthesame sizeandtaste.
PERLITE AND VERMICULITE Many of these dwarfs do well in
Both Perlite and Vermiculite are containers, too.
minerals that have been expanded Many ornamental plants are
byheattoformlightweight,porous being introduced in dwarf size. If
granules. Both are used in soil you are a patio or deck gardener
mixes for containers. Both aid in check with yourlocal nurseryman,
makingthesoil drainbetter. you will be surprised at the new
Soil recipes usually introductions. Even the yard
reietcheormmPeernlidteaobroVuetrmiocnuel-iftoeu.rtShomoef BE A CLE gsatarnddebnyesriwnilalsfminadllneerwveursseisonf.orold
gardenersusehigheramountswhen
startingcuttings. PAPER-WHITES NOW
B'IM'6'A'D'E . . .
BEAGLEBRIGADE Even if you do not plan to be
. . . planting your paperwhite narcissus
Fruit and meat often innocently for holiday blooming until
carried into the United States can November, keep an eye on your
fcoaoudsessueprpiloyu.sdOfafmiacgerestoofAmteheriUc.aS'.s WHeAZaAreRfDoOrtUunSatTeRiEnEtShe.Sa.n. Diego blouclablsgaarredebnougsthotr-eo.utThqeusiecklpyo,pualnadr
DepartmentofAgriculture'sAnimal area that we rarely have heavy "whenthey'regone,they'regone."
andPlantHealthInspectionService winds, but winter is coming and it Some ofthe larger bulbs will have
inspect passenger baggage for istimetotakea lookatoldertrees more than one flower stem. Store
undeclared agricultural products at and see ifsome trimming oflarge thebulbs inacool, darkplaceuntil
airports and Ports of Entry. limbs needs to be donebefore one ready to plant or place on pebbles
Baggage and luggage are usually falls on your roof or automobile. forwaterforcing. Manyaresoldin
inspected by low-energy x-ray Even large limbs can be weakened perforated plastic bags and they
machines adapted to reveal fruits by rubbing against other limbs, so seemto lastwithoutrotting.
134 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1998 CALIFORNIA GARDEN
DAYLILIES:
THE PERFECT
PERENNIAL
BY GARY COLBY
IKNOWOFNOperennialthatwillgivemorebeauty,
relativetotheamountofeffortspentgrowing it, than
the daylily. Dahlias give more bloom per plant, but
they do not like Southern California's cool summers
and wet winters. Orchids are glorious but are
considerably more limiting than daylilies. True lilies
(Lilium) are un- surpassed for a few weeks a year,
unless a Santa Ana melts them, and you end up with
onlyafew daysofbloom. ALittleBit About Culture
When most people think of daylilies, "ditch" Inorderofimportance, dayliliesneed: 1. Water
daylilies or the hugh masses of orange or yellow 2. Water 3. Water 4. Good soil 5. At least one-halfa
"landscape" daylilies cometo mind. Theform, quality, day of sun and preferably a full day of sun 6. A
andbeautyofthedaylilyhasbeenimprovedso muchin balancedfertilizerinthespringandfallisrecommended.
thelastseventoten yearsthatthinkingofadaylilythat 7. There are so few pest problems it is not worth
was hybridized twenty years ago is like a horse and mentioningthem.
buggy compared to modern transportation. Like fine It is unfortunate that daylilies have lily in their
wines, a new vocabulary is needed to describe them. nameastheyarenotreallyliliesanddonotformabulb.
Wordssuchasfull, round,overlapped, serrated, edged, Daylilies have completely differenthabits, culture, and
creped, corduroy,pleated,watermark, spatulate,spider, assets from true lilies. The more accurate name is
double, hose inhose, bud building,branching, andbud Hemerocallis, which is derived from two Greek words
count are being used by today's hybridizers. Today meaning beauty and day, or beautiful for a day. Each
dayliliesarebeingbredwith XA" creped, goldedgesand blossom declines at night and the nextmorning afresh
ineverycolorexceptblue. Theyrangeinsizefromless new flower may be there to greet you. Because the
than 1" to morethan 12". blossoms last for only a day, it is importantto choose
WearefortunateinSouthernCaliforniathatwecan plantsthatrepeatquicklyandoften,aswellasplantsthat
enjoybloomfrommid-MarchuntilThanksgiving.While producelotsofbuds.
peakbloomisinMayandJune,thereareafewcultivars
that will bloom all year here, although at a greatly Fall-BloomingDayliliesForSouthern California
reducedrate inthewintermonths. Becauseofouroften We are fortunate in that most daylilies will repeat
cool evenings it is important to choose daylilies that bloom. Those that are strongly remontant (repeating)
open well after a cool night. Also, becauseofour mild such as 'Pirate's Patch' can rebloom as often as eight
winters many dormant daylilies decline in vigor until times here and give spring, summer and fall bloom.
theyjustgiveup and disappear. With forty thousand named, introduced cultivars, it is
Daylilies that stay green all year are called impossibletoknowthemall,letalonenamethem. Some
evergreens. Thosethatdiedowntothegroundandthen worthy of consideration for fall bloom are: species
come up fresh in spring are called deciduous or HemerocallisaltissimaandH. multiflora, andhybrids;
dormant. There are many dormants thatdo well here, 'Bitsy' - a miniature dark yellow trumpet-shaped
butthere are also agreat manythat cannotsurviveour flowerthatisalmostalways inbloom,
mild winters. Then there is an in-between class called 'BeattheBarons'-asmallbuttercupyellowwithalarge
semi-evergreens thatactlikeevergreenshere. mauve-red eyezone, heavybloomer,
CALIFORNIA GARDEN SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1998 135
n
'ButterscotchRuffles' -asmall peachblend, Because of our unique weather, the great
'CherryChapeau' -abright,cheerful, ruffled,bicolored improvementsthroughhybridizing, andhighpricesthat
hem withrose-redpetalsand flesh-cream sepals, some daylilies command, it is importantto know your
'Cranberry Baby' -asmall raspberry-red, roundflower future plants grow well in Southern California before
withdarkereyezonethatbloomsfromMaytofrost, takingthemhome.TheAmericanHemerocallisSociety's
'DazzeF - a 3V2-inch orchid-lavender flower with a (AHS)Internethomepagelistsfour "DisplayGardens"
purpleeyezonethatcontinuestobuildbuds after it in California that are open to the public;
startsblooming, www.daylilies.org/daylilies.html
'El Desperado' - a mustard yellow with aplum-purple The best places to view and purchase daylilies in
eyezoneandplum-purplepicoteeedge, California are: Buena Creek Gardens in San Marcos
'JoanSenior'-anolder, nearwhiteselfwithlime-green 760/744-2810, Amador Flower Farms near Plymouth
throat, 209/245-6660, Covered Bridge Gardens in Chico
'MalaysianMonarch'-awonderfulpurpleselffromBill 530/342-6661,and BenroseinArroyo Grande805/481-
Munson, 5344. TherearealsofourAHSclubsthatmeetregularly
'Pirate's Patch' - a buttercup yellow with a huge inCalifornia.
magenta-purpleeyezoneandruffledpicoteeedgeof www.distinctly.on.ca/otherwww.htm lists 113
magentapurple, Websitesdevotedto daylilies.
'Razzel' - ruffled, rounded, flat rich-dark-violetwith a
big, bold, dark-purpleeyezone, GaryColbyhascompletedtheMasterGardenerprogram
'Study inScarlet' -scarletself, and grows many things, including over 350 different
TuscawillaTigress' - a7%-inchthickrich, orangered daylilies, byover80hybridizers. They aregrown inhis
that blooms heavily and until it gets San Diego backyardinMiraMesainthecityofSanDiego. Visitors
cold, arewelcomebyappointment. Call619/566-0503.
'Uptown Girl' - a lightpink with crepe ruffling and a DrawingsbyLoriAustin.
thingold edge that blooms heavily with over fifty
buds,
'Whooperee' -a31/2-inch redfrom Gates, Siltingbytherushingriver-ontheleavesofreedsthatquiver,Faeriesgazeatskiessoblue-whilesippingteaofmorningdew
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THE GIANT SWALLOWTAIL©
BY PAT PAWLOWSKI
TO ALLYOU GARDENERS who arestillpartlylittle To those unfortunates who do not understand the
kids inside: Here is a real-life, true fairy tale and how term "larval-foodplant," hereisabriefsynopsisofthe
you can make it happen in your very own butterflylifecycle:
kingdom—youryard. Theeggislaidbythefemalebutterflyontheleaves
Onceuponatime,anadultfemalegiantswallowtail ofthelarval-food plant, or "hostplant."
butterfly(Papiliocresphontes)laidaneggontheleafof Theegghatchesintoaminusculecaterpillar,which
acitrustree. Theegghatched, andoutcameatinylittle thensustainsitselfbyconsumingpartsofthelarval-food
caterpillar. As the caterpillargrew, itbecame easier to plant. The caterpillars of most butterfly species can
see, perhaps unfortunately so. It strongly resembled a subsiston a very limited range ofplants, and the food
bird dropping. It was pretty beastly-looking (until the plant needs ofeach species differ, so it is importantto
viewer remembered thatthis little lump that resembled know which caterpillar species requires which plantor
bird doo would eventually turn into a gorgeous yellow plantfamilyon whichtofeed.
and blackbutterfly). An interesting sidelight occurs in the caterpillar
After munching on citrus leaves, its larval-food stage of the giant swallowtail: the osmeterium. This
plant, andgrowingto lookeven alittlebeastlier(to the littleY-shapedgland isbrightorange. Ifapredatorgets
uninitiated), the caterpillar formed a chrysalis, which too close, the caterpillar will extend its teeny weeny
lookedlikeadried, curled-up leaf. osmeterium, which emits a puff of odor, to frighten
Afteraweekorso—andherecomesthemagic—out away the intruder. Scary, huh? Actually not—butvery
from the chrysalis came beauty itself, agorgeousgiant interesting and, to some of us butterfly nuts, kind of
swallowtail butterfly with gleaming yellow and black cute.
wings, fully6incheswide, oneofthelargestbutterflies After several weeks, the 2Vi-inch caterpillar
in NorthAmerica. pupates, forming a pupa, or chrysalis, that looks
Andthenoffthebeautyflew. remarkably likeawithered, curled-up leaf.
Nowthereal magic begins—metamorphosis. After
FROMSEMI-FARAWAY
LANDS
Thegiant swallowtail
is a fairly recent addition
to California's butterfly
population. It is common
in Florida and in many
centralandsouthernstates.
In 1961 itwasobserved in
California's Imperial
Valley and since then has
spread to other citrus-
growing areas in
California. Now, it is
becoming more and more
visible in San Diego
County due to the
inclusion of citrus—its
larval-food plant—in
orchards and gardens
throughoutthearea.
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amatterofdays aregal, sunshine-yellowand midnight- Make sure you plant them in full sun, in soil thathas
black-patterned butterflywillemergefromthatwizened gooddrainage. Ifyouhavemucky claysoil,plantthem
leaf-likestructure. inaraisedbed. Waterliberallybutdon'toverdo it.
It will then dry its wings and fly off, seeking a Tofoilpests,washleavesoffonceinawhile.Keep
royal consort. Along the way it will need nectar to ants out by applying a 2-inch band ofVaseline around
sustain itself. An adult butterfly never eats plant thetrunkofthetree. Youdon'twant antsbecausethey
material; instead, it drinks flower nectar and other willprotectand encourageaphids,thosenotoriousplant
fluids, potions that can be provided by you, the fairy leaf-suckersthatreproduce likecrazy. In addition, ants
godmother—orgodfather—gardener. arethenemesisofbutterfly-loverseverywhere: Antsare
Soweseethatto makeouryardsthemostenticing voraciouseatersofbutterflyeggs and caterpillars.
to butterflies, we need to includelarval-food plants for As time goes by, we are seeing more and more
the caterpillar to nosh and nectar plants for the adult orange trees and their relatives in Southern California
butterfliesto swig. yards, and for good reason—newly transplanted
Easternerseasilybecomeenamored ofcitrus. Tomany,
LARVAL-FOODPLANTS it's like a fairy tale come true: Having left a frigid,
The giant swallowtail utilizes various members of leafless, Arctic-like area in December, recently-arrived
theRutaceae(ruefamily)aslarval-foodplants. Insome ex-freezees find handsome leafytrees bearing luscious,
areasofNorthAmerica, theherbrue(Rutagraveolens) edible orange, yellow, and green globes. Can this be
and its relatives are used. In California, the giant anythingbutmagic? And, asmorecitrusisplanted,the
primarilyuses citrus (orange, lemon, limeandothers). giantmay very well secure afoothold (orwinghold) in
There are lots ofreasons to grow citrus. Here are SouthernCalifornia. Perhaps growers will consider ita
afewofthem: pest; however, there's boundto be away to limitcrop
Thetreesareinvaluableinthelandscape,sincethey damage, ifitcomes tothat.
arehandsomeandlookgreateveninthedeadofwinter. As for our yards, the sight ofa giant swallowtail
Inaddition, somevarietiescan bepruned andgrown as glidingimperiouslyamongthelantanamorethanequals
ahedge—indeed, thethornsonsometypesmay actasa afew munched-on leaves.
barrier if such is needed. And for those with small
yards, or only balconies, there are dwarf varieties of NECTARPLANTS
citrusthatthrivein containers. We all have our favorite libations. For giant
Home-grown citrus, especially oranges, always swallowtail adults,here isapartial listofsavories:
seem to taste better than those purchased at a market Honeysuckles {Lonicera spp.)\ Clambering vine;
(although thisbeliefmay have somewhatpsychological fragranceisespeciallypungentintheearlymorningand
origins). The fragrance of citrus is mysterious and of atdusk. Itlikesmoistgardensoil. Plantinsun; asshade
honeylike sweetness. The blossoms smell delicious at deepens, floweringdecreases.
night,too. Japanesehoneysuckle{Lonicerajaponica)hasbeen
A hummingbird willtake nectar from theflowers, called invasiveorrampant. Frommypointofview, any
and will appreciate a citrus tree in which to perch and plant that smells as good as honeysuckle can be as
perhaps evenbuild anest. And, lastbutnotever least, rampantas itpleases.
you may lureagiantswallowtailto youryard. Hall's honeysuckle {Lonicerajaponica 'Halliana')
Nowthatyou'rereadytoplantacitrus,whichkind bearstwo-inchwhiteflowersthatturncreamyyellowon
is best? And when should you plant it? The best plan the second day. It is said to be less invasive than L.
may be to visit a nursery first and eyeball the citrus japonica. Itisalso agoodplantforerosioncontrol.
selection. Ifyou're serious, invest in agood gardening If you like native plants, you could try a native
book; there are even ones entirely devoted to the honeysuckle like Lonicera subspicata. Visit a native
growingofcitrus. plantnurseryto seewhattheyhave.
ValenciaorangesandWashingtonnavelorangesare Lantana: Anall-aroundwonderfulnectarplant,also
twoofthemostpopularvarieties, andbothgrowwell in invaluable in the landscape. Lantana is droughttolerant
our area. Since the fruits of each variety ripen at and thepurplevariety is used to control erosion. All it
differenttimes ofthe year, you might get oneofeach. asks is sun and a little water occasionally. It blooms
Remember, if you are limited spacewise you can buy continuously along the coast and always looks good.
dwarfvarieties. Inland, itbecomes abitsparseanddepressed-lookingin
A good planting time for citrus is early spring. (continuedonpage 150)
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