On May 15, 6:47 am, jcomeau_ictx wrote:
On May 14, 10:42 pm, Charles wrote:

On 14 May 2007 21:36:48 -0700, jcomeau_ictx
wrote:
Hi all, I've been for years, apparently, misidentifying a plant
commonly used for landscaping in Southern California. I've been
calling it "barberry" because that was the only definition I could
find that fit it on the web, but have recently found out that barberry
fruits aren't very large.
Sounds like Natal Plum might be it.
Nasty thorns

That's the one! Thanks immensely! Unfortunately too cold-intolerant
for my region, dammit... ah, well...


Have you seen the New Mexico Gardeners' Guide, by Judith Phillips?
After gardening here for 10 years, I found a lot of good suggestions
in it.

--
Jerry Friedman