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A curious herbaceous climber. It spends the winter as a gorgeous leafy ground cover and then grows long vining stems in the warmth of summer.
I haven't tried it outside and it may not be hardy but I must put one in the ground, it might be magnificent. If it has a drawback it is that it seems to exhaust a pot very quickly
but it is so easy to root from cuttings that it should never be a problem. Plants of the World online says: "The native range of this species is Himalaya to Primorye and Indo-China. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome." Wikipedia says: "The genus was first described in 1845 by Michael Pakenham Edgeworth and included a single species, Streptolirion volubile. An analysis of chromosomes found major differences between Japanese and Indian populations, suggesting that an additional species might exist. In 1991 Nobuyuki Fukuoka and Nobuhira Kurosaki designated the Japanese population as a new species, Streptolirion lineare." Picture This say: "Climbing twisted-lily is a flowering, climbing plant that is common across the entirety of Asia in tropical forests, mountain slopes, and subalpine areas. It is the only species in the Streptolirion genus, however, studies show major differences between samples taken from Japan and India, indicating that multiple species may yet be discovered." |
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| 9th September 2023 | ||
