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Twining climber for I.D. growing in Mt. Stewart gardens in N. Ireland. Any ideas?




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Do you know why its called a cruel plant?

28 Jul, 2013

 

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

How do I say thanks?

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