Im interested in tropicals.. I have a few rooted cuttings I can swap. I also have Dwarf Sansivera.
CLOSED: I have this rooted for trade. Grandfathers Pipe
Do you know the latin name for that or another common name? Aristolochia is usually referred to as Grandfather's Pipe or Dutchman's Pipe and the leaves don't look anything like Aristolochia.
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That looks like callisia fragrans or basket plant.
Carolyn
I agree, callisia fregrans. It will send out a tall spike with little flowers on it.
Thanks .. looked way too robust for an aristolochia - was curious because I'm going to start growing aristolochia next spring.
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This message was edited Oct 17, 2009 8:55 AM
well thank you for correcting me. i wouldnt want to misreprest it to anyone. I havent seen a flower spike yet. I bought it last spring at a huge plant sale and that was the name given so Im so sorry for the mistake. Others in SC call it the same thing. Maybe that is the southern name. LOL SC is bad about renameing plants....
jumpinforjoy nobody thought you were trying to pull a fast one. hehee this is the main reason we all like to know the latin name. different parts of the country call the same plant different things.
but speaking of aristolochia xera you should look at fimbriata and baetica. they are pretty hardy. fimbriata has returned here for 2 years.
and luv plants how did you guess that? how do you make that tongue sticking out thing on the computer?
I don't know about a tongue sticking out..but, I have been a gardener for well over 30 yrs..I can ID a lot of things by pic...over that time, I have seen lots of plants.
Thanks for the heads up mj .. for the record, i NEVER put vines in the ground if they are hardy .. too much of a chance of them "getting away". I'm originally from South Florida and painfully aware of flora and fauna that "got away".
I have a great system for planting vines that works very well .. 2 gallon containers and a cattle panel "cage".
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well are you a youngun' xera? i used to could do that but not now.
The cages are easy to make .. don't need to be a youngun to make them .. as to my age, lets just say I'm well over 50.
The cages in the picture are using 1 gallon pots .. experience taught me that 2 gallon are better and to "bury" the bottom of the cage in the pot. It's a lot more stable.
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