tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post6729939306757839749..comments2023-09-04T01:58:33.794-07:00Comments on Mid Beacon Hill: Steamboat Island NurseryJvAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300544674853649714noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-40725003702218697292007-09-04T06:50:00.000-07:002007-09-04T06:50:00.000-07:00Another euphorbia that is nicer than e. mysinities...Another euphorbia that is nicer than e. mysinities is e. rigida--it looks just like myrsinites but is 'rigid' and upright. It looks tidier, methinks. Cistus carries it, next time you are in OR.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527149510359015697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-33981985925820990932007-09-03T19:56:00.000-07:002007-09-03T19:56:00.000-07:00I would consider *some* protection for the Meliant...I would consider *some* protection for the Melianthus...maybe next to your house? They get kinda ratty looking tho'... you might not want it next to your house. <BR/><BR/>That Rosa looks like it would make a formidable barrier planting!chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-63560371696942572762007-09-03T17:34:00.000-07:002007-09-03T17:34:00.000-07:00That's right! It's euphorbia, not sedum.And I did ...That's right! It's euphorbia, not sedum.<BR/><BR/>And I did smell the leaves, and they did smell like peanut butter, and it was weird!JvAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300544674853649714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-81955900916503709592007-09-03T14:10:00.000-07:002007-09-03T14:10:00.000-07:00It's euphorbia myrsinites, the donkey tail euphorb...It's euphorbia myrsinites, the donkey tail euphorbia. :P<BR/><BR/>And the blue-green plant is melianthus major; did you smell the leaves? They smell just like peanut butter and it is wierd.<BR/><BR/>In zone 8 it doesn't need protection, as long as drainage is ok and it isn't exposed, I've heard.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527149510359015697noreply@blogger.com