Madagascan plants with photos - Plantae

Mucuna sloanei - Horse-ey e bean. Wide
spread in tropical Af rica f rom Sierra Leone to
DRC and Angola. A f ast growing creeper which
can reach 5-6m in height. These plants f lower
most months of the y ear with a short rest in
winter. The f lowers are y ellow-green.
Thunbergia mysorensis - Lady slipper v ine.
The v ine, nativ e to India of ten reaches 6
metres and has narrow leav es. The f lowers are
shaped like pendants and are brownish red with
a y ellow center, and bloom f rom Spring to
Autumn. The inf lorescences hang down and
can reach a lenght of up to 2m. Can handle
cool temperatures - protect f rom f rost.
Thunbergia grandiflora - Bengal Clock v ine.
A beautif ul f ast growing creeper originates
f rom India and will quickly cov er a pergola or a
wire f ence. The lov ely , large blue f lowers are
produced f rom early summer to late winter.
Can handle cool temperatures - protect f rom
f rost.
Tecomanthe dendrophila - New Guinea
Trumpet v ine. A f abulous woody climber that
has the unique botanical ability to f orm blooms
of f its old woody stems. The bi-colored, 10cm
rose-red f lowers hav e creamy white tips, which
f orm in large umbels during late winter and
spring. Giv e plenty of room to grow and
witness a spectacular display unf old. Flowering
begins once the v ine f orms a rough bark, then
blooms emerge f rom the same stem y ear
af ter y ear. Protect f rom f rost.
Quisqualis indica - Rangoon creeper. can
reach f rom 2.5 meters to up to 8 meters. The
f lowers are f ragrant and tubular and open
white, change to pink, then bright red ov er a 2-
3 day period. The f ruit tastes like almonds
when mature. Can handle some f rost as goes
semi dormant or die back in lower
temperatures, but come back when weather
warms up in spring.
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