An impulse buy last week. So far I am 0 for 1 on Leucadendrons. My 'Jester' died a few weeks after I got it, before I even got it planted. Grrrrr! This vastly less flashy species went right into the ground near Calothamnus villosus, which it resembles enough to make my one-of purchase not so bad.
A very informative article on L. linifolium here.
Love it! Oh how I wish Leucadendron were growable here.
ReplyDeleteI've got no problem with one-off plantings, especially until the plant proves itself in your garden. This is how I chose almost every plant I grow. (I'd love to be able to grow that one!)
ReplyDeleteThis species is one I never fully embraced my time in San Diego - now I get the merits! Xeric and thrifty, yet lush and green.
ReplyDeleteIt is very pretty when it flowers, worth planting, so I hope it does well for you.
ReplyDeletexoxoxo ♡