By Vincentdunne
Meath, Ireland
Twining climber for I.D. growing in Mt. Stewart gardens in N. Ireland. Any ideas?
- 28 Jul, 2013
Answers
Araujia is called cruel plant because it traps the probosces of night feeding moths and doesn't release them 'til the sun's up, presumably as a pollination security method.
28 Jul, 2013
With respect to BB above, this doesn't look like Araujia. The petals are the wrong shape, the calyx the wrong shape, and the leaves the wrong texture. I'm working on it.
28 Jul, 2013
No, not Araujia. I am a bit stumped myself.
29 Jul, 2013
V
I've sent an e-mail to the gardens to ask for you. Tried to speak to garden staff but no one available. Hopefully they'll reply very soon.
Looks to me like a lonicera by the leaf and growth, but the flower stumps me. I looked at sollya, then dismissed that. Still hunting!
29 Jul, 2013
Very pretty, whatever it is. I shall tag this discussion and look forward to an ID.
29 Jul, 2013
Thanks, Worthy, me too
29 Jul, 2013
V
Elytropus chilensis - got a reply from the very efficient team at Mt.Stewart.
W
30 Jul, 2013
Thanks, Worthy, good for you. Did not think of contacting them directly. I did this in another case and got nowhere. You have powers of persuasion which I seem to lack. Haha.
30 Jul, 2013
I have to say they were very quick. They have a contact form specifically for the identification of plants at the gardens.
30 Jul, 2013
I have several more photos that I took there. Watch this space (Well, the photos page)
31 Jul, 2013
thanks Worthy - apparently it has an 'intoxicating scent' (according to Edinburgh Botanical Gardens) and would seem to be fairly hardy if it grows at Mt Stewart & Edinburgh (not to say Chile!)
1 Aug, 2013
Do you know why its called a cruel plant?
28 Jul, 2013