Show us your climbers

Jenny, I have quite a few seed pods. They are at the moment green so not ripe. If you would like to try them as you are in a more 'temperate' part of the UK, I could send you some seeds when ripe. If so, send me a PM with your details.

These flowers are sadly not scented but are beautiful and like clusters of orchids.

 

Jenny - I don't have any spare seed - but I do have a small plant you can have.

I sowed half my packet of seed two years ago and they germinated well, but died during the year. I think it was from overwatering - they don't like water in the summer.

So I sowed the rest of the packet a year ago. From which I have two larger plants, with the one flower between them . And a small spare plant. PM me your details.

Rosie. Yes I grew my Rhodichiton from seed. I was lucky and they germinated well and I had loads of seedlings but had to chuck them away later for lack of space, just leaving me three to grow up a pyramid - I am hoping that they will regrow. My plants appeared to be producing lots of seed, but it wasn't warm enough and the cold weather came before they could mature. I was really pleased with it and would certainly grow it again.

 

Hello Peter, nice to see you! We haven't spoken of late so will catch up soon. xx

 

Sorry if Iv'e confused posts/plants here Victoria, I am only wanting the Canarina canarienses. I will PM Peter, if you don't mind,
Jenny

 

Jenny - thanks for your PM - I have replied.

Hi Victoria. Nice to see you again. You are never far from my thoughts, as I am growing more of "your type" of plant. And I have a Pandorea from your seed growing currently on my windowsill. Its fallen in love with a Colocasia "Black Magic" next to it and the two are inseperable. Perhaps they might together produce a 20 foot climber with massive leaves . No signs of a flower yet but its clearly healthy and happy. So I have been reading with interest your posts above.

Oh!- to have the problems that you have.

 

This is what can be done with Jasmine over time Jenny.................

We should be so lucky here!

 

That rather reminds me of my Honeysuckle!

 

Peter, did I send you the Podranea or the Pandorea ... or both? I get few seedpods on the latter, three this year on the normal one and none on the variegated ... in fact, I've never had any on the variegated.

 

Victoria - last year you kindly send me seeds of both Podranea and Pandorea. Being slightly dyslexic - I spent a long time looking at the two packets because I couldn't tell the two names apart at first, and the seeds looked identical.

The Pandorea germinated well and I have a couple of plants growing strongly, but the Podranea sadly didn't germinate.

I haven't quite worked out how to overwinter tender climbers. Small plants are easy but above a certain size they will cause problems. But its fun learning.

 

The yellow climbing plant I was trying to think of is Fremontodendron ...

https://www.google.pt/search?q=frem...QeU-oGAAw&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=636

 

Bit too late to join the party, but I've spotted the thread since my recent 'happy reunion' with the forum and I can't resist it.

Clematis, right to left:
1. Piilu. 2. Niobe. 3. Caroline (seemingly)

My supports are quite 'inventive'.







Dolichos lablab

If there is a popular name to it, I'd love to know it. Surprisingly attractive, late summer flowerer of continuous interest. The seedpods are also noteworthy: dark purple to indigo colour, large, fleshy and leathery.




Ipomoea alba was a gorgeous discovery in 2012! It didn't flower profusely, so I'll start it earlier this year. Flowers open up at night and... are pollinated by large moths or other intrusive, scary-looking 'bugs'. Seeds did not have enough time to ripen, however, so I had to order some additional quantities.
Extremely sensitive to sunshine, withers at the very touch of morning sunrays.
Winter hardy and self-seeding in Greece (down to about -10 C), but not here, in Bulgaria.



Lonicera (honeysuckle) facing the street...



Sorry for my total chronological mess, I was just browsing the albums.

I failed on gloriosa tubers this year, they have probably rotted after being planted out... Nothing ever sprouted.

Peter, I'm glad the 'Sunrise serenade' ipomoea and the thunbergia did so well with you! My thunbergia was not happy with where I planted it and performed very poorly. But the ipomoea will definitely stay in this setting (and there is a violet climbing rose from cutting underneath, which branched up quite well and has to flower... in 2013 ):



Mina lobata, also new to me. Could not harvest any seeds...

 

Those are lovely Angelina - especially the Clematis. I wish mine looked like that. And that Ipomea alba is amazing - I had never heard of it.

I also had problems with Gloriosa. I think the key is in the watering. Until it has growth above the soil it just doesn't need any water. I am sure I overwatered my first ones and made them rot. I am now more inclined to treat them like a Dahlia and wait until they start into growth, when they are just sitting on compost, before I plant them properly in a pot. Luckily last year I had a couple that grew successfully.

 

Such lovely colour Angelina. I wish I could grow Clematis here but we are too hot and dry.

Here is some information on your Lablab which is interesting ...

http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Lablab_purpureus.htm

 

Angelina - your Lablab looks fantastic! Is it hardy for you?

And that Ipomea Alba is outstanding!

 

Thank you all for the nice and useful feedback.

Victoria, that's a lot of content, but I read it. Lablab really needs watering and its leaves have to be sprayed. It has a popular name here: 'lilac beans' (literally from Bulgarian), which is a perfect description of its flower shape

longk, I grow it as an annual, it cannot withstand winter.
I can share seeds though, I harvested quite a pile.

And here is another pic of my moonflower (ipomoea alba). I'll grow more of it this season, with the intention to get better flowering results (and in the secret hope to overwinter it outdoors).