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Araujia sericifera
Cultivation Notes
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| Latin Name: | Araujia sericifera |
| Common Name: | Cruel plant |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
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| Known Hazards: | None known |
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Author: Brot.
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| Habit: A Fast Growing Evergreen Climber |
| Habitat: Sandy sea shores in S.W. Europe[50, 74]. |
| Height: 10.0 Width: |
Cultivation Details:
Prefers a good loamy soil but succeeds in any fertile soil[11, 182]. Requires a sunny position[182].
Plants are not very hardy outdoors in Britain, they succeed outdoors only in the mildest areas of the country[1, 11]. The young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun[K]. Plants produce fruit when growing on a wall at Glendurgan gardens in Cornwall[59].
A very vigorous twining plant when growing in a suitable position[182, 219].
The flowers have a very strong scent that can be offensive if approached too closely[219]. This scent attracts night-flying moths who are seeking nectar, but the flowers are designed in such a way as to trap the moths by their tongues until morning when those who have survived the ordeal can escape[200, 219].
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Propagation Notes:
Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. The seed can be sown at any time of the year if the greenhouse is heated[134]. Germinates in 3 - 6 weeks at 20°c according to one report whilst another says that it takes 1 - 6 months at 25°c[134].
Cuttings of mature wood of the current seasons growth, late autumn in a frame[1].
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