Posted by John Savage on March 29, 2005, 6:15 pm
In a Sydney suburb there is a climber on the netting fence of a block
of units---it has fascinating flowers, they are shaped like a tuba! (A
tuba is that overgrown saxaphone thing that you see in brass marching
bands, e.g., the Sallies, etc.) The flowers are purple and green speckled,
and are basically trumpet shaped, but hang down then turn fully upwards
before flaring out widely to face you, very like a tuba! These look like
they chould be a type of carnivorous plant but I know they are not as
these structures are the flowers, not modified leaves. The flowers develop
into ridged green pods like a tiny football which open into dark brown
claw-shapes each containing hundreds of seeds which are like heart-shaped
half-size Honesty seeds. Didn't I say they were fascinating?
Anyone able to put a name to this climber?
The climber has just finished flowering, the vine is now decorated with all
the dark brown claw-shaped open pods. I have planted a few hundred of the
seeds into a pot, they are just coming up now.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
Posted by Gregory Toomey on March 29, 2005, 9:15 pm
John Savage wrote:
> In a Sydney suburb there is a climber on the netting fence of a block
> of units---it has fascinating flowers, they are shaped like a tuba! (A
> tuba is that overgrown saxaphone thing that you see in brass marching
> bands, e.g., the Sallies, etc.) The flowers are purple and green speckled,
> and are basically trumpet shaped, but hang down then turn fully upwards
> before flaring out widely to face you, very like a tuba! These look like
> they chould be a type of carnivorous plant but I know they are not as
> these structures are the flowers, not modified leaves. The flowers develop
> into ridged green pods like a tiny football which open into dark brown
> claw-shapes each containing hundreds of seeds which are like heart-shaped
> half-size Honesty seeds. Didn't I say they were fascinating?
>
> Anyone able to put a name to this climber?
>
> The climber has just finished flowering, the vine is now decorated with
> all the dark brown claw-shaped open pods. I have planted a few hundred of
> the seeds into a pot, they are just coming up now.
Hope its not this:
http://www.weedsbluemountains.org.au/morning_glory.asp
gtoomey
Posted by Norman on March 30, 2005, 11:48 pm
If you want the name of a famous climber, what about Sir Edmund Hilary, who
climbed Mt. Everest.
> In a Sydney suburb there is a climber on the netting fence of a block
> of units---it has fascinating flowers, they are shaped like a tuba! (A
> tuba is that overgrown saxaphone thing that you see in brass marching
> bands, e.g., the Sallies, etc.) The flowers are purple and green speckled,
> and are basically trumpet shaped, but hang down then turn fully upwards
> before flaring out widely to face you, very like a tuba! These look like
> they chould be a type of carnivorous plant but I know they are not as
> these structures are the flowers, not modified leaves. The flowers develop
> into ridged green pods like a tiny football which open into dark brown
> claw-shapes each containing hundreds of seeds which are like heart-shaped
> half-size Honesty seeds. Didn't I say they were fascinating?
> Anyone able to put a name to this climber?
> The climber has just finished flowering, the vine is now decorated with
> all
> the dark brown claw-shaped open pods. I have planted a few hundred of the
> seeds into a pot, they are just coming up now.
> --
> John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
>
Posted by China on March 31, 2005, 2:53 am
G'day All,
If that suburb is in Sydney's east it might be a social
climber.
China
Wingham
NSW
"Norman" wrote:
If you want the name of a famous climber, what about Sir Edmund Hilary, who
> climbed Mt. Everest.
> "John Savage" wrote:
> > In a Sydney suburb there is a climber fascinating flowers, they are
shaped like a tuba! (A
Posted by John Savage on April 4, 2005, 8:50 pm
>"Norman" wrote:
>>If you want the name of a famous climber, what about Sir Edmund Hilary, who
>> climbed Mt. Everest.
I do like Norman's suggestion for naming the vine after a famous climber,
and despite the continuing debate over whether it should be Sir Edmund or
more rightly Sherpa Tensing, the judges were on the verge of awarding
Norman the prize when, alas for Norman, he was pipped at the podium by a
late-running entry sent all the way from China. The suggestion that the
vine could be a social climber is now declared our winner!!!
A merry thank you from our sponsors to all contestants. The free courtesy
awaits you outside.
>If that suburb is in Sydney's east it might be a social climber.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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> of units---it has fascinating flowers, they are shaped like a tuba! (A
> tuba is that overgrown saxaphone thing that you see in brass marching
> bands, e.g., the Sallies, etc.) The flowers are purple and green speckled,
> and are basically trumpet shaped, but hang down then turn fully upwards
> before flaring out widely to face you, very like a tuba! These look like
> they chould be a type of carnivorous plant but I know they are not as
> these structures are the flowers, not modified leaves. The flowers develop
> into ridged green pods like a tiny football which open into dark brown
> claw-shapes each containing hundreds of seeds which are like heart-shaped
> half-size Honesty seeds. Didn't I say they were fascinating?
>
> Anyone able to put a name to this climber?
>
> The climber has just finished flowering, the vine is now decorated with
> all the dark brown claw-shaped open pods. I have planted a few hundred of
> the seeds into a pot, they are just coming up now.