CyprusLiving

Anyone know where I can buy (or otherwise obtain) some Phyla filiformis?
(I don't know of a common name for it.)

I want to experiment with it for binding soil on a steep bare bank of soil.
I know a chap at the MGS (Mediterranean Garden Society) has used it successfully, and I will contact him. But I wanted to ask here, too.

It appears the common name is Schrad or schrader see.
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/ht ... .pl?429353
Geoff.

Thanks Geoff,
but no - Schrad. (Shrader) is the author of the name
(in brackets because it has been re-used by Meikle).

With a bit more searching, using the synonym Phyla canescens, I have found common names:
- Lippia - but I don't fancy that because it could be applied to any of the species in the genus Lippia (http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/p ... les/lippia)
- Fog-fruit or hairy fog-fruit - that'll do for me, at least until I find a better one (http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosi ... ial_lippia)