Caiophora hibiscifolia
By Meanie
- 14 Aug, 2014
- 14 likes
A very rare climber in the Loasaceae family.
A big thank you to Charlie Pridham for this!
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That's a lovely flower, Meanie. As Simbad says, an unusual twisted stalk.
14 Aug, 2014
That is a cracker of a pant....
14 Aug, 2014
Thanks peeps! I'm well pleased with it!
14 Aug, 2014
Plant....bl.... predictive text!!
16 Aug, 2014
Wow! That's very unusual. I've never heard of this plant before...you're a lucky man to obtain such a rare plant.
18 Aug, 2014
I saw it at OBG last summer and someone that I know from another forum offered me a pot of it in the spring when I posted the photo.
I we're really lucky it will set seed, although I'm told it is rare in northern Europe.
18 Aug, 2014
That is absolutely stunning !
18 Aug, 2014
Isn't it just!
19 Aug, 2014
Meanie:
Is it a hardy plant?
19 Aug, 2014
I doubt it................
19 Aug, 2014
I read it's from South America; however, it wasn't very specific to what area. I would guess it would grow outside here in San Diego. Many plants native to Central America and South America grow well here outside.
20 Aug, 2014
Trying to find out much about it is difficult! It's not even listed on the Chileflora site.
Being one of the Loasaceae family it will have a modicum of hardiness, but I doubt that it will have UK levels of hardiness.
20 Aug, 2014
Maybe you can start a new website with your personal, cultural experiences with this plant.
24 Aug, 2014
Might need a few more years experience with it yet..............
25 Aug, 2014
Yes, you may need a few more years experience...start documenting now. :>)
27 Aug, 2014
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That is beautiful.......
Such a lovely flower but strangely the first thing I spotted was the stalk that joins it lol, the way it twists is very unusual :-)
14 Aug, 2014