Re: Petrea volubilis

My neighbor built a fence and white wall along our property line.  My side
faces south, and I have been considering options for a vine to break up the
white wall.   I had found references to Petrea volubilis, and was about to
ask this list about it, when it appeared!    I am in Southern California,
in an 'almost frost-free' area.  Near this fence & wall is a hedge of
Hibiscus, and a Passiflora.

Thanks for the info - it sounds ideal for me.  I will look forward to any
more comments about Petrea.

Jane
Santa Barbara





>certainly no watering done, but it seemed to survive without distress.

>It is also grown in the warmer parts of NZ, but not where I live. My
>(local) book describes it as half-hardy and needing a sunny almost
>frost-free position. It says that in a colder climate it can become
>deciduous.
>
>It also says it can be grown either as a vine with almost no pruning
>beyond as little shaping with secataurs in spring when frosts are over,
>or it can be a heavily trimmed  to form a shrub.
>
>Moira in equally sunny New Zealand!!
>
>Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
>Wainuiomata, New Zealand

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Jane Reese
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