tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post6109959063259280217..comments2023-09-22T02:49:05.342-07:00Comments on Bay Area Tendrils: Longing for, Lusting after... Rare Solanums!Bay Area Tendrilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-88798351335950876682009-06-30T08:24:19.032-07:002009-06-30T08:24:19.032-07:00Germi, I'd love to see how they grow in SoCal....Germi, I'd love to see how they grow in SoCal. I've only observed these eccentrics in the Pac NW when given special care, or in the Bay Area. From you as well as Chuck, I expect a FULL report and pics in your personal haven!<br /><br />I'm thinking there's the nucleus of a new group for those of us mesmerized by solanums: solanumizers? Well, maybe not.<br /><br />I'll work Bay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-35322268737651321712009-06-29T21:29:54.492-07:002009-06-29T21:29:54.492-07:00Oh, Tendril, you are a gardener after my heart!
I ...Oh, Tendril, you are a gardener after my heart!<br />I ADORE Solanum pyracantha and am planting 2 in my garden next weekend - they are in their pots waiting for me to hem and haw and find the perfect spot.<br />And you know I MUST get S. atropurpurea, somehow! I'll move heaven and earth when I'm obsessed! Hell, I need all three! <br />Thank you for this beautiful, witchy solanum Germihttp://thegerminatrix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-37064944991582598762009-06-28T23:50:49.962-07:002009-06-28T23:50:49.962-07:00Chuck, I expect a full report & lots of photos...Chuck, I expect a full report & lots of photos as those gorgeous leaves take shape and spines appear. I lost S. quitoense after a cold, wet winter. The garden was new and I was a newbie to California. Had the plant been in a sunnier spot with better drainage, perhaps it would have survived. Still, my microclimate is colder than yours. So best of luck.<br /><br />Helen, S. pyracantha is a Bay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-61695761347146999192009-06-28T23:06:41.213-07:002009-06-28T23:06:41.213-07:00I had a love affair with Solanums too! They are in...I had a love affair with Solanums too! They are incredible feats of architecture. Thanks for bringing them back to the forefront of my mind!<br />Hope you are well,<br />KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-21841187286270615172009-06-28T14:54:32.090-07:002009-06-28T14:54:32.090-07:00I have a secret passion for solanaceae (if they...I have a secret passion for solanaceae (if they're still called that) and love these solanums. S. quitoense is choice, I'll have to look that up. Did you get the S. atropurpurea seed from JL Hudson? Only place I've ever seen it. S. atropurpurea is on my list for when I get a bigger garden...Pomona Belvederehttp://www.tulipsinthewoods.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-54002221329539638262009-06-27T20:11:52.125-07:002009-06-27T20:11:52.125-07:00Wow, that S. pyracantha is crazy -- like a potato ...Wow, that S. pyracantha is crazy -- like a potato flower on a Martianlike body. Interesting.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-30099406967719276282009-06-27T17:51:17.144-07:002009-06-27T17:51:17.144-07:00I have a small Solanum quitoense. No spines yet, ...I have a small Solanum quitoense. No spines yet, but it's still very groovy. It's growing pretty fast right now too, with this warm weather.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.com