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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2011 11:44:19 GMT
Revisiting this thread as I haven't been in here for awhile. I'm still lusting after Bixa's gorgeous specimen in Post # 108. And,I had not until now,seen the additional Passifloras posted by Tod 2. Simply gorgeous, I must seek out some more of these gems to plant on my fences,trellis. I just adore them. They do quite well here. I am seriously mourning the fact that I did not,was not able to plant any sweet peas in the appropriate weeks/months this past autumn as I was away. This will be the first time I haven't had sweet peas in well over 30 years. It's killing me.Perhaps there are some volunteers out back,I need to check closely this weekend and coach/cheer them along if there are. Here is a vine,albeit,by no means mature enough at this point to win any raves for performance,but,one of the lovely noninvasive specimens of honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens,Sulpherea There is also a lovely more common coral hued variety of this vine. The hummingbirds love it!! With minimal coaxing this vine will gracefully cover this fence (at a client's garden this photo was taken) and perform almost year round, here, anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2011 21:24:07 GMT
Is there a law preventing you from planting sweet peas late to see what will happen?
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Post by tod2 on Jan 15, 2011 13:48:50 GMT
Took these photos this afternoon of our Zimbabwe creeper. Mostly leaves but here and there a vine with beautiful pink trumpet-like flowers. It is extremely hard to get rid of and spreads itself underground coming up in new shoots. Covers a fence very well but looses it's leaves in winter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2011 23:47:50 GMT
Is there a law preventing you from planting sweet peas late to see what will happen? They need a good six month spell in the ground here with a chill to it in order to thrive. December and certainly January would be pushing it. It's way too hot come May/June,they would simply wither before blooming. They enjoy cool evenings in a sweet soil...smart vines. I generally try to get them in by the end of September. And no,I don't see nary a volunteer out in the" back forty".... Tod2,what a lovely,lovely vine!! Tell me,is it a member of the Bignonia family,do you know? It has that appearance at first glance,and oh so showy!!!!! Fabulous!! I would love to know more about it. I have so much fence space and am always scouting ,scoping out new vines to try.
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Post by bjd on Jan 16, 2011 7:24:30 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jan 16, 2011 8:20:48 GMT
It's strange that it is part of the Bignonia family as the leaves are so different - yes, just like Wisteria! The flowers are beautiful but very scarce! It's mainly all leaves with the occasional bunch of pink flowers. This lot in the photo just happened to be outside my bedroom window but most are too high up to photograph. I can tell the creeper ( sorry three creepers)loves the position it grows in as it had to be cut right down to ground level when a new fence was erected and now 2 years down the line looks like nothing happened.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2011 13:39:13 GMT
A client of mine has a lovely bignonia vine in the front of her house. I recall that it took forever to bloom. I also seem to recall that they perform better bloom wise if they are not fussed over too much,they prefer stressed like conditions not unlike some other plants.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2011 12:20:34 GMT
I spied this stunning specimen of Jasminium polyanthum while bike riding. I have to make a point of going back and catching it in full bloom,not only for the spectacle of it,but,for the sweet,fragrant aroma. Although, the buds have pinkish tinge to them,the blooms will be pure white,as you can see in the bottom of the second pic.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2011 14:00:06 GMT
Currently in bloom here is the lovely PETREA,often confused with Wisteria because they bloom around the same time and are the same color.This specimen I saw in the French Quarter last week. I have one but,mine is not nearly as mature and lovely as this one. It's also known as "Queen's Wreath".
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 29, 2011 16:39:50 GMT
Ah-HA!! This is wonderful, Casimira ~~ you've just solved a mystery for me. Here is a picture I posted over on the "What's in bloom" thread. My comment on it was: I've been under the impression that it was a wisteria, but the petals don't look right in the picture. I'm going to have to go over there with the binoculars.Now I know, & don't have to schlep over with binocs. Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2011 15:50:51 GMT
Oh, how cool!!! For whatever reason,one doesn't see too, too many of them around. I do know that they are a bitch to try and propagate,as I tried umpteen different ways to do for a client many years ago before it was more available to obtain through the local nurseries. It has no fragrance,somewhat of a drawback,but,is not nearly as monstrous to try and manage as a wisteria,which we all know can knock down a house if let go.... If you get close to one again Bixa,feel the texture of the leaves on it,very difficult to describe,but they have a very, very unique,'papery' feel to them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2011 21:33:28 GMT
My indoor ivy has not died completely. But I am far from certain that it will flourish this year. I am hesitating about using some fertilizer.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2011 23:04:16 GMT
One of the many gorgeous Clerodendrum vines,( Clerodendrum thompsoniae ), that do so well here. I adore this vine and have had it for years. It is a prolific bloomer most all year save during a very cold snap. The hummingbirds and butterflies are also mad for it.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 13, 2011 1:21:23 GMT
A friend of mine has a C. thompsoniae in front of her house here, where, along with a companion bougainvillea, it turns the place into Sleeping Beauty's castle at times. Hers is the one with the darker purple bracts and deeper, duller red flowers, which I find rather funereal. The one you show is lovely. I also like the red and white one very much.
I have to report on my Anredera cordifolia (previous page, #108). The thing is all over the top of the well's arch, forming an open arbor on some strings I placed from the arch top over to the fence, & had to be heavily clipped where it was getting up in the electric lines. I have some pictures I'll post, but that's not the important thing.
The traditional use for it here is for blows & (supposedly) broken bones. A week or so ago, I had a whole bunch of floor tiles which were standing on end flop forward and catch me right on the sharp part of my shin. They were sharp & quite heavy, so it hurt like holy hell. About a half hour later I remembered the "suelda consueldo", went out & got a leaf & crushed it on my injury. It feels rather nice -- like Aloe vera, but more emollient. Anyway, it INSTANTLY stopped hurting, to the point I forgot all about it. Later, when I was seated, I saw the little red mark that remained. I was able to press it rather forcefully & there was no pain at all.
I will never be without this plant again!
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2011 0:34:19 GMT
Native Passiflora vines growing wild on the beach in Florida.These are the vines that produce Passionfruit,it gets hot enough there.
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Post by fumobici on May 25, 2011 3:31:35 GMT
Native Passiflora vines growing wild on the beach in Florida.These are the vines that produce Passionfruit,it gets hot enough there. Very, very cool photos. My mother grew passionflowers in California but they were much gaudier and I don't remember them bearing fruit. These are exquisite.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 25, 2011 16:43:42 GMT
cor....I love the complex flowers of passiflora Casimara. We had one for years but last winter killed it dead.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2011 19:49:56 GMT
Thanks good people. One of my favorite vines currently in bloom in several places in my garden after many years of becoming firmly established,it reseeds rather prolifically. Aristolochia durior, AKA, Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower. It is a woody perennial that rapidly takes off and will grown in sun or shade. It is also the larval food plant for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. I find the blooms rather erotic in nature. Mine is climbing up an American Elm just outside the rear balcony of the house and,some smaller specimens scattered about here and there. Please note that the leaves of this vine are the heart shaped ones and not the other ones mingled in the photo which are of a salvia elegans. I will take some more pics at different angles to appreciate the flowers resemblance to a Meerschaum pipe,therefore,it's common name Dutchman's Pipe. The buds of the flower are also quite interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2011 5:14:58 GMT
It looks like a talking flower from an old Disney cartoon.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 8, 2011 5:37:46 GMT
By coincidence, I opened my book of subtropical plants to the Dutchman's Pipe page right after you posted about your vine. Your photos are much better!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 11:03:38 GMT
Funny Kerouac!! I now see what you mean!! I demonstrated to my helper/friend what you said in the garden after I had read this. It was great fun trying to play ventriloquist with a flower!!! Will these not grow in your part of the world Bixa??. It seems I recall having seen some there. Here's Quisqualis indica,AKA Rangoon Creeper,Heart-of-Man (who comes up with these common names?? WTF??). Anyway,it's fabulous,native of Southeast Asia. The flowers are fragrant pink to red clusters that bloom from summer on into the autumn.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2011 14:50:20 GMT
Another lovely Passiflora,this one Passiflora caerulea
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 9:46:27 GMT
I know I have posted this at least twice in here since the inception of this forum,and,it remains one of my all time favourite flowering vines. Here we have the annual visitation of Antiginon Leptopus,'Alba'., AKA,'Chain of Love'.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 11, 2011 15:50:40 GMT
Fantastic photo of the Passiflora caerulea, which I don't think I've ever seen growing. I won't even comment on the white rosa montana, out of sheer sulking.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2012 1:58:13 GMT
Clitoria ternatea, Butterfly Pea
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Post by tod2 on Jul 31, 2012 7:51:11 GMT
What a beauty Casi! Is the Butterfly Pea a close relation of the Sweet Pea?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2012 11:11:30 GMT
I think only in that it's also a legume Tod. This particular vine is also perennial. The sweet peas we know and love are annuals.
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Post by rikita on Aug 3, 2012 19:46:49 GMT
Only a few vines at the side of the picture, so i hope this counts
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 7, 2012 5:36:58 GMT
Gorgeous pic, Rikita, & it perfectly illustrates the graceful, romantic aspect of vines.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Aug 20, 2012 19:06:54 GMT
The blue of that butterfly pea must stop you in your tracks ! I love it Casimira...and rikita that is a stunning image...it would make a beautiful painting too...
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