top of patiocover. silver lace vine
By Powderbrush
30 Jan, 2009
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This is the top of our patio cover in the back garden. blast! some animal broke the vine at ground level and it was deader than a doornail all last summer. I found one branch and took a cutting of it. It took me all summer to make it go and root and I eventually planted it at the old spot. So this spring I will have to see, whether it is still alive. If it has survived? aaah, my trellis over the back patio,will bloom lovely again. I just love the silver lace vine. It hangs in such whimsical manner over the edges. And I love it, when plants have that whimsicalness in them.
In the former dutch east indies, these flowers were called: bridestears. because of the little flowers.
My mother just had about had a knipshion when she saw this plant in my garden. That's how I know the name of this plant in the old days, when she was young.
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Love this vine. Will have to get one this year. I loved how you spelled knipshion, I haven't heard that word in a long time, and have no idea how you spell it, but your way is as good as any.
30 Jan, 2009
I think? it should be spelled kenipsion but I have trouble with words these days, as I have a bad heart, which goes off the deep end sometimes. Which means, that there is a moment of no blood nor oxigen going to my brain and that's how I lost a lot of my english and dutch language spelling. I hope that you understand what I mean? no oxigen not enough blood? no good that brain!
so I WILL make many grammatical errors am afraid or get what I want to say? all mixed up and garbled..
30 Jan, 2009
I agree with Whimsigal - I haven't heard the word in ages either (one of my grandmother's favourites!) but I understood your spelling of it perfectly - whether it's correct or not doesn't matter.
30 Jan, 2009
Sorry everyone, it's actually conniption although people also spell it kaniption, which was what I thought it was until I Googled it! http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conniption
I learn something new everyday, in fact a lot of things on this site. Love this vine!
30 Jan, 2009
You're right Elke! I just had to look it up too! I also agree - this site is wonderful for the mind and the gardening soul!
30 Jan, 2009
aaah, THANKS EVER SOOO MUCH!!! see I told you all my brain is SHOT! didn't even know that there is a merriam webster on the internet. I used to have one of those fantastic encyclopedic dictionaries. I used to work in a library years ago and they always had withdrawals of books which were either outdated or never used. That's how I got that dictionary.. then I met this hub, we moved here and gone with the wind went that encyclopedic dictionary and I have always felt as if one of my hands went missing... sigh sigh.. such is life. now you see? why I need to garden? to keep myself sane....
30 Jan, 2009
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Beautiful! Shame about that naughty animal destroying such a lovely thing. I hope it comes back to its former glory.
30 Jan, 2009