Tropical bloom
I grow several tropical vines, mostly passion flower, that I have to bring indoors each fall as they can’t withstand our harsh winter temperatures here in Toronto.
One of the vines that I bring indoors I still haven’t identified. I think it might be some kind of trumpet flower, but still … I’m just not sure.
Do you recognize this flower? I grows on a vine with medium green oval / oblong leaves.What is it?
When I brought this vine indoors in October I brought it upstairs to sit in a south facing window. Much to my surprise sometime near the end of November it produced two blooms. My vines almost never bloom indoors when I bring them in for the winter because the light is too low – even in a south facing window.
I’m happy to report that the three passion flower, the unknown vine, and my big jasmine are all doing well, yet I’m sure they are impatiently waiting for better weather so that they can get back outside!
Do you bring plants indoors during the winter? How do they fare indoors. Do they bloom, do they struggle to survive because of dry conditions in the house and low light levels?
Update – One of my Amaryllis is about to bloom. It developed a flower stalk about a week after I’d brought it up from the basement at the end of December and it will soon have some huge blooms! The other two haven’t developed flower spikes yet but I expect that they will soon. Oh and my two Orchids have flower stalks – one is flowering and the other is developing buds … plus I bought one more orchid and it’s blooming as well. So between the soon to flower Amaryllis, blooming orchids and my still blooming hibiscus I have lots of indoor flowers to tide me over until spring.
January 18th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I bring a couple of my plants and herbs indoors during winter.
The do well but have never bloomed. I wouldn’t say they ever looked like they struggles or ever come close to dying. They survive the winter indoors, and survive well.
January 19th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Fortunately, the winters are nearly non-existent in Houston. Unfortunately, my wife decided to surprise me by having workers install a fence to my vegetable garden. They trampled my passion flower vine and my amaryllis. Now I have to move the plants that are left so I can open the gate to that garden. Oh the joys of having a wife who thought she was doing a good thing:)
January 19th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I just browsed upon your photos. You sure do have a green thumb for growing such lovely flowers even during winter. Great job!
January 25th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Here’s my post!
http://digitalpolaroids.blogspot.com/2009/01/taf-del-valle.html
January 27th, 2009 at 1:14 am
That looks like a Thunbergia grandiflora. I’ve got it growing all over my fence. The Sunbirds love it! By the way, there’s a white one too.
May 17th, 2009 at 6:33 am
beautiful fresh purple blooming…. nice pic….
August 6th, 2009 at 9:06 am
It used to grow all over my garden’s fence when I was a kid.
We just call it purple trumpet flower.
Love your photo. Nice post.
March 16th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
I really enjoyed your photos of your beautiful flowers. I am now doing the same with mt herbs. Thanks for the idea.