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Strongylodon Macrobotrys

meanie

By Meanie


Strongylodon Macrobotrys (Strongylodon macrobotrys (Blue jade vine))

The Blue Jade Vine is now in full bloom at Oxfords botanic gardens.



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stunning Meanie...

8 May, 2011

 

I love this plant. I don't think there is another plant this colour is there?

8 May, 2011

 

Thanks!

Karen - here are three that spring to mind......

http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/222.htm

http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/101.htm

http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/140.htm

8 May, 2011

 

I can't wait for my Ixia seeds to germinate!!! Actually, I can't wait to see the flowers.

9 May, 2011

 

Still waiting too Alex?
I've gone to plan B on the Bat plant - bought one at a reduced price! I'll get that back into flower if it kills me, pollinate the seeds, collect and sow them.

9 May, 2011

 

WOW!! Thank you so much! How wonderful to see these beautiful plants!

9 May, 2011

 

Just scratching the surface Karen, I'm sure that there are many more.

9 May, 2011

amy
Amy
 

I saw some of these at Kew Gardens ,they colour is out of this world it dosn't look real , amazing !

9 May, 2011

 

It is a plant that I lust after Amy! It's the abundance of the flowers that really makes the impact isn't it?

9 May, 2011

amy
Amy
 

It certainly is Meanie , somebody had pulled a hanging piece down from a girder it was lying on the floor , I picked it up to see if there were any signs of seeds and then put it down quickly in case anyone thought I had pulled it down ..lol...

9 May, 2011

 

It took them years to work out how to pollinate them Amy. I believe that it is done by bats in the wild.

9 May, 2011

amy
Amy
 

Oh golly , there's no chance for us then ,isn't nature wonderful ?

9 May, 2011

 

.....or frustrating, depending upon you're viewpoint!

9 May, 2011



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