x Kalmiopsis leachiana

[Maggi Young]

Thanks to Cliff Booker I  have been fascinated to read the following blog post:
http://blog.conifercountry.com/2014/07/kalmiopsis/?fbclid=IwAR3RrMMC9zbmmKbOZkAgYodosdueYgtFX42KELdhHeutdVPWvSN_p21Y2pA

Kalmiopsis leachiana | survival in a land of extremes
July 2, 2014 by Michael Kauffmann   
Original Publication DATE: 6/3/2010


Please take time to read it all - and there are some interesting comments on the blog too.


What a good read I found this to be. 
Our mentor, Harold Esslemont, had a long history with these plants, including awards from the Joint Rock RHS committee. In 1965 he won an Award of Merit for x Kalmiopsis leachiana 'M.Le Piniec' and a First Class Certificate for x Kalmiopsis leachiana 'Umpqua River. And in 1987 another FCC for x Kalmiopsis leachiana. The two FCC plants were passed on to Ian Young and I shortly after that and we enjoy them in our garden.
At which point I confess many cuttings have been taken, plants moved around and now I do not know which form is which. I know, mea culpa!

[Maggi Young]

And Cliff has just found this article too...
https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v7n4/v7n4-sersanous.htm?fbclid=IwAR2h_F9VBMs1-9mC3x4__lLuUMc6d3I5eoT7cBCakuVdQQhcjgEjIZsDMZs