08-20-2006, 08:00 PM
Noel,
Northern California's and Hawaii's climate are so different that you can't expect the same results from growing the same genera/species in both areas. The volumes that I referenced, "Permacopia", are written about the native and non-native species found in Hawaii, and the authors' opinion is that podocarpus has very strong "weed potential". Some have written in these forums (or on the other side's forum) that the gardening issue in Hawaii is more about how to keep plants under control than whether or not something will grow.
I'll bet you'd have trouble growing plants like Kahili Ginger and Tibouchina (Glorybush) in No. Cal., or at most, they would not be invasive. Here, they spread like wildfire.
Les
Northern California's and Hawaii's climate are so different that you can't expect the same results from growing the same genera/species in both areas. The volumes that I referenced, "Permacopia", are written about the native and non-native species found in Hawaii, and the authors' opinion is that podocarpus has very strong "weed potential". Some have written in these forums (or on the other side's forum) that the gardening issue in Hawaii is more about how to keep plants under control than whether or not something will grow.
I'll bet you'd have trouble growing plants like Kahili Ginger and Tibouchina (Glorybush) in No. Cal., or at most, they would not be invasive. Here, they spread like wildfire.
Les