Thanks, Moose. I think it's time to try to get them growing in our
garden again. They were bordering vegetable patch, but Julia says
that she has had problems getting them to grow from see again. Could
be something to do with the chickens ...
Chris
On 11 Jun 2009, at 08:54, Moose wrote:
> They are indeed originally native and endemic to Calif., although now
> more widespread. What isn't as well known outside of coastal Calif. is
> that they come in colors other than the standard orange/"gold". Near
> the
> coast, at least in the Northern part of the state, they also come in a
> lower growing, yellow variety. The orange ones also vary a bit in the
> wild, with most orange all over, but darker toward the center and some
> leaning reddish in the center.
>
> I've also seen a red variety, which looks in all other aspects just
> like
> the orange ones. I suspect it's a result of selective breeding, and
> not
> originally wild, although one volunteered in our yard. We collected
> and
> spread the seeds, but no luck so far.
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