The right plant by Buttoneer, Davesgarden.com.
All photos
on this page might be a mis-ID'ed
Anredera cordifolia. Then
again; I can't really tell the difference... The leaves do,
however not look "heart-shaped" like
Anredera cordifolia is
supposed to do.
After Rikke has taken care of
it for half a year, it suddenly, after three years in my care,
started to flower.
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Author: |
Henri Ernest Baillon, 1888 |
Family: |
BASELLACEAE |
Origin: |
Ecuador,
Peru |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
Height: |
6
Meters |
Flower:
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White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Rhizome |
Names:
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Gulf
Madeira Vine. Bridal Wreath, Cascade
Creeper, Lamb's Tail, Madeira Vine. |
Synonyms: |
Boussingaultia baselloides Kunth,
1825.
Anredera
weberbaueri, Soukup, 1967
Boussingaultia weberbaueri
Ulbr. 1934.
Tournonia leptostachys, Moq. 1849. |
This member of the Basellaceae family was given this name by Henri
Ernest Baillon in 1888. It's
found in Ecuador and Peru. Give it a well-drained
soil, some water and lots of sun. The rhizomes will grow to four
centimetres and the wines to six meters. The flowers are white, and
the plant can be reproduced both by cuttings,
seeds and bulbs.
Sub-family: Anredereae.
The genera from the Spanish
word enredadera which refers to a twining or climbing plant. The species name might
indicate it look like Basil; Ocimum basilicum.
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