Taper Vine, Bushman's Pipe, Boesmanpypblom (Ceropegia ampliata)

htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 17, 2005

Taper Vine, Bushman's Pipe, Boesmanpypblom
Ceropegia ampliata

A very pleasing presentation of Ceropegia ampliata ... photo courtesy of TopTropicals.com.

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Mar 17, 2005

Very nice, hope mine will bloom eventually like this one too :)

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 17, 2005

Thanks for your comment. I have never seen one in person. It is a really interesting plant. How long have you had yours?

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 18, 2005

No leaves? Or they come in later after the blooms? Very cool.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 18, 2005

From what I have read, it is "near" leafless. Maybe PanamonCreel can provide us with so more information. Thanks for your questions and comment.

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corky59 Lakeland, FL Mar 18, 2005

Love it! Where can one purchase this? Marilynne

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 18, 2005

Marilynne, TopTropicals located in Florida near Fort Lauderdale has it for sale. Type in the name of the plant in the search feature (Find Plant) on the page below:
http://www.toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi

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Toxicodendron Piedmont, MO(Zone 6a) Mar 18, 2005

Really interesting plant. Fascinating, actually. Thanks for posting it!

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Mar 18, 2005

Grew mine from a small cutting less than a year ago and had a couple of blooms early on but those came and went one by one. As for leaves, it gets some small leaves on new growth but those don't stay very long.

Milan

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Mar 19, 2005

Thanks! >:P Now I have to add another plant to the "to buy list"! Lol.

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