A large-growing tropical liana from New Guinea. In autumn, it produces spectacular hanging chains of orangey-red flowers that can reach 3...Read More' long. The woody vines can climb to 100'.
Needs hot summers to bloom well. Needs its roots shaded. Needs plenty of water in summer.
The name Mucuna bennettii is commonly misapplied to the plant by the horticultural industry. The correct name is Mucuna novo-guineensis.
can anyone expand on the preparation of woody stem cuttings for this plant, perhaps a foto of the prepared cutting? I have tried everythi...Read Moreng with no success. 2 hints I have been given were to leave as long a piece of vine as possible for the top node, since this dies back from the tip and the trick is to get the nodes to shoot before the dieback gets there, the other was to slit the rooting node to encourage callousing. Still can't make it work!
An ultra tropical vine, better forget it outside the tropics unless you have heated glass conditions.
A large-growing tropical liana from New Guinea. In autumn, it produces spectacular hanging chains of orangey-red flowers that can reach 3...Read More
can anyone expand on the preparation of woody stem cuttings for this plant, perhaps a foto of the prepared cutting? I have tried everythi...Read More