Strongylodon Macrobotrys
By Meanie
8 May, 2011
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In full bloom at Oxfords botanic gardens today.
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My absolute favourite Milky!
8 May, 2011
Your going to have to get that greenhouse Meanie I ve seen large green houses selling cheap second hand though.
9 May, 2011
Its a stunning did nt realise it s a climber you ll have to get that large green house soon I ve seen 2nd hand ones going cheap.
9 May, 2011
It'll have to BIG 6d!!
Not sure that I could afford to heat it though.....
9 May, 2011
Yes thats the trouble the heating pitty they did nt invent for green houses that stuff they use to keep warm babies bottles but then that would block the light so can't win, they can send man out in space but can invent a ready made heated green house nor some thing where you don't have to iron lol.
9 May, 2011
Ground source heating would work well, but that would be ten grand upwards......
9 May, 2011
They do glass that keeps warm I ve seen it put in houses but not sure would it block the light.
9 May, 2011
All this remains a distant dream 6d.........
9 May, 2011
We all have a dream thats what you live for a dream as one phycologist once told my sister and you never know some dreams do come true, think you d have better luck doing a yanky at the bookies than winning on the lottery, can you tell I use to work for William Hill lol.
9 May, 2011
I rarely gamble 6d - my mother is a gambling addict and it has cost my sister and I tens of thousands saving my dad from bankruptcy. Their house and savings have gone though.
9 May, 2011
fabulous plant Meanie ....
9 May, 2011
Just wish it was mine Amy!
9 May, 2011
I don't blame you Meanie one bit I use to have a flutter until I worked there so does that tell you some thing. What a terrible thing that is so sad that so much pressure has been put onto you and your sister, even the lottery is fixed that I do know. If man made the machine then it can be fixed on who wins and where.
9 May, 2011
No pressure was put on us 6d, it just seemed the thing to do......
9 May, 2011
Of course not many children nowadays would help all got to selfish most of them any way that was really lovely of you and your sister to help your dad.
9 May, 2011
Meanie:
This vine is in a very hot greenhouse, isn't it? This vine is even difficult for us to grow outside here in San Diego. It's a very tropical vine.
20 May, 2011
It's in the Lily house Delonix. Large pond in the middle means that there is always plenty of humidity. The Passiflora quadrangularis was almost in bloom, and the Allamanda cathartica is also house in there.
21 May, 2011
Meanie:
It make sense now. :>)
Passiflora quadrangularis is an incredible vine! The fruits are huge! It's sometimes available for sale here.
21 May, 2011
They are huge - they support them with nets here (health and safety interference probably)!
21 May, 2011
Meanie:
I can understand why. I think my neighbor has one vine they planted last year. They have 4 species or varieties of fruiting passion vines on their long cyclone fence. I get bags of passion fruits every year to juice.
22 May, 2011
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What else?
See who else is growing Strongylodon macrobotrys (Blue jade vine).
See who else has plants in genus Strongylodon.
This photo was taken at The University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Meanie....That is one beautiful plant...........
8 May, 2011