FW: mystery snail-flower vine in Madrid
- Subject: FW: mystery snail-flower vine in Madrid
- From: Jan Smithen j*@earthlink.net
- Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:07:28 -0700
Posted for Cali Doxiadis:
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From: "Cali Doxiadis" <cdoxiadis@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 17:33:58 +0200
To: jansmithen@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: mystery snail-flower vine in Madrid
Hi Jan--
--Thanks a lot for the information. Funny how I´d never run into this
vine before. I´ll get some seeds when I´m next in Spain in a
couple of weeks time and start them out when I´m in Corfu for the
holidays.
--My Flavium claucum seedlings prospered--even the ones I transplanted-- and
flowered well in July. It remains to be seen how they get through the
winter and their first summer without any coddling.
--IĻve been out of circulation for a while--kept busy by family demands and
constant travelling. I hope to settle down soon and become a regular on the
list once again.... I´ve been lurking pretty consistently. I also
hope to update the pages on my garden on the website... there are many new
pictures and developments.
--The August 15 issue of "Country Life" magazine (UK) had an article on my
garden. I have a scanned copy for whoever wants it.
--Would you mind posting this on the list for me. It won´t recognize
my hotmail persona!
cheers
Cali
>From: Jan Smithen <jansmithen@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: jansmithen@earthlink.net
>To: MeditPlants <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
>Subject: Re: mystery snail-flower vine in Madrid
>Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 18:59:17 -0700
>
>Thanks Diane, and
>Hi Cali,
>Good to hear your voice again!
>
>Your vine is called "snail vine" here in Southern California.
>Vigna caracalla, or Phaseolus gigantea (old name)
>This tropical vine is a fast grower in the heat of the year, but needs full
>hot sun and regular water. It flowers sparsely all spring and summer and
>should do well in your Korfu garden. The leaves look like bean leaves to
>me.
>My friend had it trained on chandelier chains in great swags around hot
>blank south-facing retaining walls behind the swimming pool. Because it's
>evergreen in our mild climate, it always looked great whether in flower or
>not. And, I understand it's easy from seed, but I've never tried it.
>
>Jan
>
>PS How are your Glaucium flavum seedlings?
>
>On 10/26/02 6:13 PM, voltaire@islandnet.com wrote
>
> > I'm posting this for Cali Doxiadis, who is travelling.
> >
> >
> > Hello all--
> > --In Madrid last week I saw an amazing flowering vine I couldnīt
> > identify...nobody could tell me the botanical name. The common
> > Spanish name is "Caracol Real." It flowers in the Fall and has pink
> > and white blossoms shaped like elongated pointy snails, about an inch
> > and a half long. It looks tender and Iīm told it dies back
> > completely in the winter in Madrid, but is perennial in the Seville
> > area. It looks as if it might belong to the pea family. (I was so
> > intrigued with the flowers Iīm afraid I didnīt notice the leaves.)
> > Thanks
> > Cali
> >
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