On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:26:34 GMT, c (Scott Harper) wrote:



They get plenty of water, as they are planted in a flower bed. But they
also get full west-facing sun. Maybe the zygophyllum would be better...
Are they typically carried by the local nurseries?


scott

This worries me. Cenizo is not a shrub which likes wetness. To give an overall
view, no plants with silver foliage does well with moist or wet soil on a daily
basis.

When pruning a cenizo the bottom of the plant must be larger in diameter than
the top. Even if pruning judiciously using a pruning tool, the shape should be
so the bottom is fatter in diameter than the top. Now, in cases where the plant
receives the same amount of sun all day long (out in the open with no
obstructions) it can take a natural shape. But, when in the landscape and you
are trying to keep them attractive you can't prune tops evenly with bottoms.
Reason being the bottom will most always be shaded by the top and not enough sun
will produce a plant with a lot of lower limbs being dead.

Regardless, a west facing exposure is probably the most undesirable for most
plants. It won't kill sun loving plants, but afternoon sun being the only
direct sun it gets will be disadvantageous to the plant.