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Queens Wreath blooms!

8 years ago

I got 2 of these at a plant sale a few months ago and they promptly dropped every leaf after putting them in the ground. I thought they were dying. Yesterday these blooms showed up. So beautiful. I can't wait for this vine to fill in. Do they typically drop leaves then bloom? The salesperson said it was the Queen's Wreath with the larger blooms. Does anyone know if it goes by a different name or are they both Petrea Volubilis?

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garyfla_gw

8 years ago

Hi

According to what I've read there are at least 11 species within the genus Petrea. have no clue as to how to tell one from another, though I know they also come in white and a magenta bicolor and there may be some hybrids??

My runaway favorite vine For me it has been evergreen flowering off and on all year with two big displays usually in spring and fall but last year flowered in mid winter Probably had a bit of transplant shock ?? I found them to be incredibly hardy standing drought flood, with no insect or disease problems .Here is a pic of my 30 year old vine last winter gary

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irma_stpete_10a
8 years ago
I'm so envious!
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garyfla_gw
8 years ago
hi

My goal was to grow this one into a free standing standard tree form but it's not strong enough Note the white piece of PVC to the left has entwined onto the former trellis and no way to remove it lol. Here is a pic of the other grown on a standard trellis to the north of this one twice as big and vigorous gary
irma_stpete_10a
8 years ago
What is the light-colored flower?
Halfway There
Original Author
8 years ago
My gosh Gary, that's beautiful! I didn't realize that it grows from trunks. I thought it would grow more like a vine. The spot it put it in is fine then because it's next to a 6x6 timber post and trellised on top. It should look great after it reaches the top. Irma, I'll send you cuttings after it's established. Perhaprs you can keep it potted?
irma_stpete_10a
8 years ago
Halfwaythere, thank you for thinking of me. I have a lavender petrea that finally bloomed this year, but I have not saved the trimmings to root. They were the last foot or so. How do you root those?
garyfla_gw
8 years ago
Hi

It does grow like a vine Entwines onto a support and over time enlarges . Both of these were planted in the early eighties ,so very old . have been flattened a couple of timse by hurricanes plus the first had a shadehouse put on top of it by Jeanne and it was a couple of weeks before I got it dug out lol Both recovered but of course took some time I found the white form to be far less vigorous than the purple I gave that to a neighbor and she killed it lol have never seen the bicolored type

Irma The light colored flower is a Brunfelsia of some sort I believe pauciflora as it winter flowers and has no aroma , These are often called Yesterday ,Today and Tomorrow because they change color over time .

have never had any luck getting cuttings to root even with burying the canes while still attached I recently removed the trellis on the second because it had lifted it out of the ground so was holding up the trellis rather than reverse lol. Goal is to prune into a sprawling shrub??

Since I did some serious pruning I'm trying some in the compost bed seeems to have some magical properties as all kinds of things pop up in it ,

Remined me of the other common name "Sandpaper vine " now have cuts all over my hands . Someday I'll get smart enough to wear gloves?? lol gary

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