Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Winter Vines, 0 by popper1

popper1 wrote:
The only place I have seen the Camptosema is kartuz. Woodlands is a different species, grandiflora is evergreen & from Brazil. I added it to PlantFiles today (Camptosema wasn't even listed as a genus yet) and have since posted the same pics there. I have also seen a purple flowered one.

plantladylin-None of these are invasive, most are tropical or close to it. I have not seen any produce seed. Some of my summer flowering vines have produced seeds.

marieortiz-I don't remember where I got the B. sirindhorniae. (my new years resolution, per Dave's question this week, is to keep better records!) I am going to try & root this spring, i'll keep you in mind, or better yet email me in a few months. Most of my stuff is next to impossible to find, i see it once & get it & never see it again. Bauhinia vines are awesome. Some other real rare ones I have are bidentata, kockinana, and aureifolia.

RJ-

Vines are awesome, one of the 1st things I really got into. They can take up a lot of room though. To get many looking their best they really need to get big. Pergolas are a great way to show many of them off and i plan on adding more. Sharing them can work great with planning. Camptosema puts on the show in the winter, T mysorensis (definately one of the best) takes over in the warm months. One of the high points with mysorensis is that it blooms almost continuously once it gets big.

Oxera blooms are about 2" or so with the stamens, they stick out pretty far. It is a heavy producer and is just wonderful.

Tecomanthe is fantastic, the flowers are huge and unforgettable. Once the vine gets some size they are very heavy producers, particularly Roaring Meg Creek.

Here are some pics of the Clerodendrum. Sorry about the pic quality, I am a lousy photographer. It is woody, nor of a shrubby vine. It does not as strongly vining in its growth habit as say thomsoniae, but not as bushy as paniculatum.