This could also be done with the decorative leaved sweet potato varieties, some of which also flower. They look very much like these too in many cases. For them warmth is a key, though; my 55-65 degree kitchen is not warm enough for the cuttings I took last autumn. It worked for my phal orchid and African violet plants, and it has carried my cured onion and garlic bulbs and sweet potato roots very well, but not the sp cuttings. Standard sweet potatoes can also be overwintered as decorative vining plants, but they do not do well if chilled.

Yes, Melissa, the Brsv nodosa is an orchid. It really likes growing in my camphor tree with filtered sun and plenty of water. I think it has bloomed more in the past year than the previous ten. Anna, the only thing my hummers have been after this year are the trumpet vine. Where do they stick their bills in the ginger to suck nectar?

This thread was 'shared' with the Cottage Garden, and is wonderful. First of all, Pondlily and daughter - congrats!!! What I wanted to share with you was a tradition I remember from somewhere, that the flowers of the Mother's garden were used in the Bride's tussy mussy - her bouquet. They were then rooted to grow in the new Bride's home...hope you don't mind the interruption~~ Nancy. Here is a link that might be useful: Tussy Mussy's

Very pretty. The pink form is a bit weedy here, but I liked it for a while. Other forms are not, I believe, and yours has a lovely colour.