Synadenium grantii 'Rubrum'

Joe:

Oops!  Went back to check the web page, and it said, "It grows like a 
weed," not weedy.    I went to the web because I found Synadenium listed 
only in BOTANICA..  No listing in HORTICA.  Also, unless Synadenium melts 
into the background of the garden, I don't remember ever seeing it.  I kept 
on surfing and found a message in the Yahoo group "Crown of Thorns," that 
made me wonder if I truly have a Synadenium grantii 'Rubrum."

Stephen Jankalski wrote, "First, the plant widely grown as Synadenium 
grantii  'Rubrum' is not that species after all.  It has a sharply keeled 
midvein on the back of the leaves, something the original S. grantii does 
not have. Susan Carter (1987,1988) identified the imposter in cultivation 
to actually be Synadenium compactum 'Rubrum'...."

He goes on about the name of the plant including the source of his 
information. If you're interested I'll send you the message.

The beauiful purple leaves on my plant have a prominent midvein on the 
back.  I guess that means compactum.

Ellen Hoffs - Santa Monica, CA
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