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I bought this vine this past spring from Jackson & Perkins. Does anyone else have one? All I know is that it's a tender tropical, but once established, will come back from the roots in spring. The fragrance is reminiscent of Lilly of the Valley, or honeysuckle. Cool blooms, huh?



These are a couple of orchids that my mother gave me from slips off her older plants. They bloom faithfully each Spring and Fall in my kitchen window.

I've never seen a corkscrew vine...it's neat looking. I like unusual plants like that.

Me too Mama - sometimes they live; sometimes they don't - but they're never boring. I did some further surfing on this plant and understand that if it makes it through the first year, it can become fairly invasive. Since I have it on a really crappy fence that needs coverage, that's fine by me. Of course, by this time next year, I may find myself right back here kvetching about it, so stay tuned!

it's beautiful! i have several orchids but they havent bloomed in quite some time. my newest strange plant is a pitcher plant.

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Love the cork screw plant Jen, I too love odd sorta plants. Good luck with it.

I had a pitcher plant Alica, it didn't last too long though. At the plant shows here I have seen some huge ones, with the pitcher big enough to fit a rabbit in. A very cool plant. There are some native to FL that grow in the wild, but they grow on the ground and are not as impresive as the hanging ones.

Here are a few orchids of mine, hubby got like 20 vandas at a yard sale for 20 bucks about 3 months ago and 6 have bloomed already. Sorry about the quailty they were taken with a phone camera. I have a huge pencil plant that is kind of an odd plant I will take a picture and post it later.

Wow OTown! Those are just gorgeous! You must have the knack for orchids like my mother does. She started growing them back around the late 60's and had to sell her collection when we moved to Houston in 1980. She still has about 15 but it's getting more and more difficult just to water them. My dad built a couple of plant carts with the grow lights and everything for her years ago, and they're still in service. About the only way to successfully grow orchids in many parts of the US.

Now that pitcher plant looks like one I need to have another look at trying.

Oh you Southern girls make me so jealous!!!!! I have never tried to grow orchids but my home is FULL of house plants - most of them large palms and large ficus. Jen, that corkscrew plant looks really interesting. OTown those orchids are amazing.

Pburgh, there are many orchids that will happily bloom for you in a windowsill - like the ones in my pics. Most of the dendrobiums like bright, indirect light. They're actually not that difficult to grow. I've had better luck using the bark mix instead of spaghnum moss. The moss breaks down too fast and causes the roots to rot. Orchids definitely don't like wet feet. Give it a whirl! If my mom can grow them in Kansas City, I bet you could do it in Pittsburgh.