A Canadian living in the States is coming up to Canada early this summer........soooooooooo I'm desperately asking if someone has a rooted T. mysorensis available.
Please dmail me if you have one available!!!!!!
Will trade first born or offer something (ie: $ for plant and shipping) in return (I know money isn't usually acceptable but it's the only way I can get something down to you in time).
Thunbergia mysorensis
Sorry I wish I did..how pretty!
I have a purple thumbergia that looks like morning glories though..if you want some of that
I have a small one that I bought from Logee's last Fall, but I have had no luck trying to root a cutting. It is an agressive grower, but not easy to root. Perhaps once it goes outdoors I will have better luck rooting a cutting - I will let you know if I do succeed!
Julie
Chris thank you so much for your offer :) ........ but I think I might have that one tho (if it's either Thunbergia battiscombei or grandiflora).
Julie I once had some cuttings......all rooted but only one grew (I think some were cut too short, without a node above) but then it too gave up the ghost (I think I babied it too much) . I had rooted all of them in a Coke bottle. I dropped them into a couple of the larger bottles, the water was about two inches up, and I covered the lower portion with tin foil and put it in front of a sunny window.
Ok Lily :) Good luck with your search..it sure is pretty. I wonder if it would grow this far south?
If I can get a piece large enough, I will go ahead & try to root one again. Logee's is your alternative - they had fair sized plants, but it grew VERY fast once I brought it home.
Thanks Chris :)..........BTW it should do very, very well for you! (for me it is a houseplant 9 months of the year).
Family: Acanthaceae (ah-kanth-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Thunbergia (thun-BER-jee-uh) (Info)
Species: mysorensis (my-sor-EN-sis) (Info)
Synonym:Hexacentris mysorensis
Category:
Vines and Climbers
Height:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1°C (30° F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7° C (35° F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5° C (40° F)
Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1800/index.html
Julie I keep checking Logee's but this is listed there now :(
Item Number : R1585-2
Unit Price: $8.95
Special Pricing
Buy 2 for $8.05 each
Temp. Out of Stock
I doubt yours would root quickly enough for me (the DG member will be here in mid June) but it certainly would be a good trading plant for you.
I will give it a shot - maybe I will get lucky this time :)
Chris, it should grow very well for you in 9b. I am in 8b and keep mine on my porch in a hanging pot. I did bring it in a couple of nights. It stayed green all year and is now putting out lots of new leaves and growing like crazy.