PlantFiles Pictures: Lotus Vine, Parrot's Beak 'Gold Flash', 1 by Happenstance

Happenstance wrote:
I see you are a new member as of today, so I'd like to be the first to welcome you to Dave's Garden!

Since I'm not familiar with your particular climate, perhaps you'd like to add that info to your member profile or you could send me a plane ticket and I'll be glad to come on over and analyze your climate so we know how to advise you. :-)

In the first message of this thread you can click on the name of the plant and it will take you to the Plants Database where there is additional information on this entry.

Having said that I'll give you some things I've learned about these plants. I failed many times to keep them alive in hanging baskets here in Northern California. Our summer temps are between 85-110F, with lows in winter at night usually not below 39F and no frost for the past 6 years. If they get dry just once here in the summer they are literally toasted!

So my strategy now is to put them in ground and I prune them every couple of weeks to keep them in bounds. They could become invasive if allowed to run away. I'll post some additional images here and do be sure to check the PDB for additional info.

They like it HOT, they like to be consistantly moist and other than that they pretty much take care of themselves. I think they would do well in a glass house or hanging on a patio/tree if you have plenty of sun and can keep them consistantly moist.

This is 'Gold Flash'