Re: common name similaarities - Pandorea

Richard,
It seems that the name should be Podranea ricasoliana
(Zimbabwe Creeper) which is an anagram of the name for
the closely related Austalian plant Pandorea.

See:
http://www.support.net/Medit-Plants/plants/Podranea.ricas
oliana.html

"The common name of this candy-striped pink flowering
vine is Port St. John's Creeper, named after the location
in South Africa from which it is native. This evergreen
member of the Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae) can grow to
16-20 feet tall and can spread equally as wide. Although
often listed as very tender, this vine can tolerate
winter temperatures in the low 20°F with just tip damage.
Plant in full sun and water occasionally to infrequently
during the warmer months of the year. In mild California
coastal gardens this beautiful vine will bloom for much
of the year. Good also as a groungcover sprawling over
rocks, even tolerating coastal sea spray.

Diane Pertson
Vancouver Island

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Starkeson"

> Both pandorea riscolina and Pandorea zbrycie are called
"Zimbabwe
> creeper" at various internet sites.  Are they the same
?  (Since
> Zimbabwe has not existed as a country for a very long
time, I wonder
> what they used to be called).
>
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