Lovely Australian liana vine tecomantha hilli

[happypalms]

This vive is from a small sand island called Fraser Island in Australia a beautiful red flower an absolutely must have in any collection spectacular in flower

[tropicbreeze]

First saw Tecomanthe growing in the Cooktown Botanic Gardens. They had it labelled T. hillii but I suspect it's their local T. burungu. They're fairly similar but geographically a long way apart. I tried one from a nursery that was labelled T. hillii but it couldn't take the heat and dry of our dry season. And that's a pity because they're a beautiful plant.

Tecomanthe burungu, Cooktown Botanic Garden

[Silas_Sancona]

There's at least one or two Tecomanthe  sps  being grown in the U.S. though both are still extremely rare, ...but should be grown much more..

While living in FL, there was a nursery that always brought nicely grown 5 and 7gal T. dendrophyla  ( miss-labeled  by some nurseries as T. venusta ..which i guess isn't even a recognized species ) specimens to various plant sales. Were always the first plants to " leave "  their display when flowering.   Absolutely spectacular. 

Have heard of a yellow- flowered variety of T. dendrophyla, but never seen it in person. Looks stunning.

Tried one the first time i lived in FL, but think i didn't water it enough and lost it  =/    Wasn't exactly the most robust looking specimen the Nursery i'd picked it up from could have offered.



For everyone in ideal spots around S. Cal, there's a specialty nursery in Vista that apparently has the variety Happypalms mentioned in stock atm.. Pretty sure they have sold the other species ( T. dendrophylla / **venusta** < New Guinea Creeper > as well.  

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

There's at least one or two Tecomanthe  sps  being grown in the U.S. though both are still extremely rare, ...but should be grown much more..

While living in FL, there was a nursery that always brought nicely grown 5 and 7gal T. dendrophyla  ( miss-labeled  by some nurseries as T. venusta ..which i guess isn't even a recognized species ) specimens to various plant sales. Were always the first plants to " leave "  their display when flowering.   Absolutely spectacular. 

Have heard of a yellow- flowered variety of T. dendrophyla, but never seen it in person. Looks stunning.

Tried one the first time i lived in FL, but think i didn't water it enough and lost it  =/    Wasn't exactly the most robust looking specimen the Nursery i'd picked it up from could have offered.



For everyone in ideal spots around S. Cal, there's a specialty nursery in Vista that apparently has the variety Happypalms mentioned in stock atm.. Pretty sure they have sold the other species ( T. dendrophylla / **venusta** < New Guinea Creeper > as well.  

They take the cold weather well down to 2 degrees centigrade i water mine whenever I get a chance but it’s situated in really moist spot the one I have  was given to me from a lady who owned the nursery at Ballina nsw we did purchase a lot that day from her 

[Silas_Sancona]

On 8/21/2023 at 10:15 PM, Silas_Sancona said:

There's at least one or two Tecomanthe  sps  being grown in the U.S. though both are still extremely rare, ...but should be grown much more..

While living in FL, there was a nursery that always brought nicely grown 5 and 7gal T. dendrophyla  ( miss-labeled  by some nurseries as T. venusta ..which i guess isn't even a recognized species ) specimens to various plant sales. Were always the first plants to " leave "  their display when flowering.   Absolutely spectacular. 

 

15 ...or 24??gal " Example Specimen " that was sitting next to where some of the smaller, " for sale " plants which were offered at a spring plant sale at Tropiflora ( Bradenton / Sarasota, FL ) April, 2014.

[SFLP48584]

Thank you for sharing.  I love Lianas.

 

-John

[happypalms]

22 hours ago, SFLP48584 said:

Thank you for sharing.  I love Lianas.

 

-John

No worries I have another lianas var the Rangoon creeper iam waiting for it to mature 

[happypalms]

On 11/15/2023 at 5:05 AM, Silas_Sancona said:

15 ...or 24??gal " Example Specimen " that was sitting next to where some of the smaller, " for sale " plants which were offered at a spring plant sale at Tropiflora ( Bradenton / Sarasota, FL ) April, 2014.

Nice ones I certainly hope you purchased one of them Australia has some amazing plants we just ge5 carried away with all the tropical imported varieties when in Australia we have some of the most unique plants in the world 

[Silas_Sancona]

Just now, happypalms said:

Nice ones I certainly hope you purchased one of them Australia has some amazing plants we just ge5 carried away with all the tropical imported varieties when in Australia we have some of the most unique plants in the world 

Nope,  too big,  and no space at the time.  Forget growing it here ( ..would be nice of course )

Australia has a lot of great stuff, but diversity-wise, Mexico,  Brazil, ..all of South America really.. and Madagascar..  top the list.  South Africa and Aus. would be 4th and 5th place.

[tropicbreeze]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

No worries I have another lianas var the Rangoon creeper iam waiting for it to mature 

Beware of the Rangoon Creeper, Combretum indicum. It's considered a weed in many places, Australia included. Some friends gave me some but later spend quite a bit of time eradicating theirs which was spreading. I still haven't been able to get rid of mine but keep trying.

[Tom in Tucson]

6 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Nope,  too big,  and no space at the time.  Forget growing it here ( ..would be nice of course )

Australia has a lot of great stuff, but diversity-wise, Mexico,  Brazil, ..all of South America really.. and Madagascar..  top the list.  South Africa and Aus. would be 4th and 5th place.

I'm not trying to start any sort of an argument, but I've read in many publications that South Africa has the highest number of plant species of any country on earth.

Hi 86°, Lo 58°

 

[Silas_Sancona]

11 minutes ago, Tom in Tucson said:

I'm not trying to start any sort of an argument, but I've read in many publications that South Africa has the highest number of plant species of any country on earth.

Hi 86°, Lo 58°

 

No argument .. Compared to Mexico? ..i'd be real' skeptical of that, esp if combined w/ Central and S. America.  The diversity of just Oaks, Pines, Bursera, and Legume-type tree sps is pretty extensive to our south..

S.A. is definitely king when it comes to Protea and various Bulb-producing plant families / various Succulent groups.

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, tropicbreeze said:

Beware of the Rangoon Creeper, Combretum indicum. It's considered a weed in many places, Australia included. Some friends gave me some but later spend quite a bit of time eradicating theirs which was spreading. I still haven't been able to get rid of mine but keep trying.

I shall take your word on that one and see how it fairs in the subtropical climate thanks 

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Nope,  too big,  and no space at the time.  Forget growing it here ( ..would be nice of course )

Australia has a lot of great stuff, but diversity-wise, Mexico,  Brazil, ..all of South America really.. and Madagascar..  top the list.  South Africa and Aus. would be 4th and 5th place.

That’s fair enough I feel that way about the inga species the ice cream bean tree should never have planted it suckers coming up all over the place and I do agree that there are some better places with better plants than Australia we have some great plants but only in small numbers compared to South America Asia and Mexico with plant species in the thousands to choose from compared to Australia I guess I just love Australia it’s kinda good being so far away from the rest of the world as we say Down under