I think this is a cool flower. I seem to be drawn to all the weird and gaudy plants. lol
Linda
Why is it I like all the weird plants
Another cool viney thing.
This is a chile bell flower I believe.
Thats enough for now, don't want to bore you all. What is your weirdest vines?
Linda
I have the onese above and love them as well. My weirdest vine Thunbergia mysorensis. Mine has yet to bloom, so here is a pic from DF.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/41923/
Another vine a really would like to get is Passiflora membrenacea (sp?), so cool.
Lonny
Linda What lovely photos!
Call me wierd too I have the first two as well. Mine are small and haven't bloomed for me yet but they will one day.
I love the Lapageria!! The Botanical gardens in San Francisco has a whole collection of these with many glorious color combinations. If they did mail order I would have one of each but they don't. I have tried seeds a couple of times but not much luck. How do you grow yours and have you ever started them by seed or cuttings?
Bea
Thank you all so much. I do enjoy unusal plants. I got the Lapageria from
Hortus Botanicus. It was sort of expensive but a great plant. I had never even seen one before except here on DG and had to have it.lol Now to go find Thunbergia mysorensis.
Linda
Sorry I don't know how to do a link so just try www.hortusb.com They have some great plant.
Linda
ok maybe I do know how. lol
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Linda, if you want some more Lapagerias, UC Berkeley Bot. Garden always has a ton of them at their plant sales, and the fall sale is next Sunday. Berkeley Horticultural Nursery often carries them as well, but the Garden's prices are better and they have more varieties.
ecrane..... Yes that is the one to go to. Oh how I wish... I could go it is just to far away:) Check out their web site they have all of them in photos there are so lovely. They also have a spring sale with lots of them for sale then too so I have heard.
Here is the list they have for the fall sale of lapageria
Lapageria rosea ‘Beatrix Anderson’
Lapageria rosea ‘Cobquecura’
Lapageria rosea ‘Collinge’
Lapageria rosea ‘Contulmo’
Lapageria rosea ‘Exquisita’
Lapageria rosea ‘Ligtromu’
Lapageria rosea ‘Mission Lace’
Lapageria rosea ‘Montenegro’s Red’
Lapageria rosea ‘Nahuelbuta’
Lapageria rosea ‘Quelipichum’
Lapageria rosea ‘Toqui’
Lapageria rosea 'Wild Red' UC 37.1016
Lapageria rosea seedlings, various colors
Here is a link if I did it right, to all the pretties.
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/plantSale/ps_lapageria/index.html
Bea
Linda I love your Aristolochia hybrid (durior x elegans), the flowers on that are so huge!
Keith
Thanks Keith, I am trying to start some cuttings right now if they work I will save you one if you want.
Linda
Hi Linda,
Thanks for the offer, but the nursery that I work for grows them. Have you heard of Monterey Bay Wholesale Nursery?
http://www.montereybaynsy.com/A.htm
I am their northern California sales rep. What a great job!
Cheers! Keith
Hi Keith,
What a great job! Now I know who to ask when I am looking for weird plants. lol
Linda