Re: Unknown Greek Plant

It's not a local plant but a garden plant, one of the trumpet creepers -- Campsis x tagliabuana -- a hybrid between the North American C. radicans and the Chinese C. grandiflora, originated in the nursery of the brothers Tagliabue in Milano ca. 1858. There are several named clones differing in flower colour, from pale orange to brick-red.
 
My thought about the name 'capensia' is that it results from confusion with Tecomaria capensis, another bignoniaceous shrub/climber.
 
Tony Rodd
Sydney, Australia
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Subject: Unknown Greek Plant

A Britisher living on a Greek island is trying to figure out what this
local plant is. Can anyone give it a name other than what they call it
locally?

You can see at <http://homepage.mac.com/tlmiller/grhad/grunk.html>



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