I grew one in a greenhouse for several years. It was in a 5 gallon pot but eventually rooted into the ground. After 3-4 years it put out several racemes of flowers and they were amazing! Probably my favorite vine grown for flowers, the color is like those blue-green neoprene gloves you see in hardware stores! The vine always seemed to suffer through the summer, the greenhouse regularly reached over 100 degrees and the vine, of course, was close to the ceiling of the greenhouse. Eventually it died and although I was given some cuttings from a Botanic Garden, they were difficult to root without mist and they all dropped their leaves and died as well. So finally broke down and order one on line. It came in a tiny 4" pot but was healthy with good roots. It was transplanted to a one gallon and it put on a burst of growth in December and then pretty much stopped. As soon as the weather is warm enough, it will go into a 3 gallon and be put outside in semi-shade. The greenhouse is too hot and sadly our outside climate is too cold. Plant to make some kind of structure that will fit in a pot, allow the vine to climb and allow the flowers to hang freely, then keep the plant sheared to about 6-7 feet to keep it manageable. Can't wait to see it flower again!

I am germinating one of these seeds right now. I did nick the seedcoat, soaked in warm water, changing the water 3-4X a day. Then when it cracked open, I put it in a moist paper towel inside a plastic ziploc bag in a place where it is warm. The plant stuck a root out but looked like it was going to mold, so I washed it off really good and dipped the root end into rooting hormone. Planted it halfway in & after several days, lifted the seed & it had branching roots on the bottom so I must have been doing something right.

I have a very large well rooted specimen of this rare tropical liana to trade. My vine is between 10-20 ft in length with multiple leads. It is in a 6" container of soil and must be sent in the container. Because of this, it can NOT be sent to the following states: CA, TX, LA, AZ, HI, or Puerto Rico. It is large and will be fairly expensive to mail anywhere out of FL. I am looking for a fair trade for it. A vine this size would sell in South FL for between $50-85. You would never be able to mail order a vine this size. I am interested in Hoyas. I am also interested in its red counterpart: Mucuna bennetii. I am also interested in vining aroids like variegated Monstera, philodendrons, and unusual anthuriums. Hoyas I am REALLY interested in are: Imperialis Big Mac JJ cv Optimistic cv Ruthie macgillivrayi Pandus Creek " " Perfecta This is a photo.

I'm located in Orlando which is marginal at best for such a tropical vine. I have a small greenhouse, however, and I thought I could grow one inside it and allow it to climb the walls and take over to some extent. Do you think it could tolerate low humidity for part of the year as long as the temperature was okay(the heater can make it really dry sometimes)? Thank you for the source.