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Rhodochiton atrosanguineus |
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| | New flowers: just small bells |
| Common name |
purple bell vine |
| Family |
plantaginaceae |
| Life cycle |
tender perennial |
| Flowers |
purple (summer-fall) |
| Size |
vine to 10 ft |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
Twining tender perennial vine, grown as an annual in our climate. Although the seedlings developed nicely inside, the plants didn't do much of anything once placed outside, and only a good fraction perished. But in late summer the survivors finally started twining their heart-shaped leaves up the fence along which I had placed them, and by late August were displaying their flowers. The blooms start as small rounded bells in a deep shade of purple. As they get older, the original bell part develops a lighter shade of rose, while a darker tubular protrusion grows out of its center and proceeds to open - creating a bicolor effect. Up close you can see that all parts of the flower are softly hairy.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: sale plot About my plant portraits
- Seed from NARGS '07/'08 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (90%G, 10-13d)
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August 30, 2008
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