Vigna caracalla-Corkscrew Vine

Submitted by Visitor on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 13:46
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This is my corkscrew vine... I have already cut it back for the year and getting ready to overwinter...
Its fragrance is the best.. I have to say this is one of my most favorite vines.. I have been growing this vine and overwintering it for 3 yrs now..
Peggy

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Wow, I sure hope I do well

Submitted by flwrs on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 21:58.
Wow, I sure hope I do well with them this spring, I just started the seeds...anxious to see if I have any luck... you mentioned passion flower...they need to be cut WAY back if you are bringing them inside....right about now...so they can rejuvinate...then they will put on a good show, if you dont cut them way back they wont grow as well..I have had mine for over 5 years and now have another color..

 

 

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Looks Beautiful...I am going

Submitted by xxExoticxFairyxx on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 15:15.

Looks Beautiful...I am going to try to grow it this Spring Smile

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Is the picture missing? I

Submitted by skbeal on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 00:54.

Is the picture missing? I can't see anything except the picture that appears to be your avatar! 

 

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Peggy  are the seed hard to

Submitted by lisa831 on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 18:34.
Peggy  are the seed hard to get to grow or started. lisa

Lisa I fount this pretty

Submitted by PreciousJoy (not verified) on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 20:59.
Lisa I fount this pretty rare awesome exotic vine hard even impossible for me to grow by seed. I wanted to start them early . Well February is not to early for Florida especially when I bought special seedling soil from Gardens, Heat mat and grow light just for these seeds. Shows you how bad I wanted this plant ! I paid $12.00 for five seeds I got 8 ! None of the propagated. I did everything possible needed to grow these seeds. The store owner was kind she replaced them and I still had no luck with second bath of leaves :( They are easy to root by cutting.

Susan I know you want this

Submitted by prettylady (not verified) on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 07:29.

Susan I know you want this plant...I am trying to start you one...some of the ones I started have deceased but the ones I started in the gallon ziplock bag are continueing to look good...

I grow the corkscrew in a probably 2 gal pot... I wish I could leave it out to grow but unforutnately in zone 6 here I have to cut it back and bring it inside for the winter..It never fails that when the bean pods are on it winter is right behind it so I never get seed off of it....last year it grew and grew and bloomed in the winter...not as proficently....but what a joy... I am also overwintering one of my passiflorias. also..it looked a lil puny yesterday... I gave it a lil asprin water.

Peggy

Peggy, wow, what a beauty.

Submitted by dixiegirl on Sat, 10/27/2007 - 19:50.

Peggy, wow, what a beauty. It is my goal to grow a corkscrew vine next year. I tried on a couple of summers ago but got it started too late.

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Peggy, wow is that

Submitted by skbeal on Sat, 10/27/2007 - 19:54.

Peggy, wow is that beautiful!!!!!!!!!! I just love that vine!!!!!!!!! That baby made it's way to my wish list....that's one I sure would love to have!!!!!! How do you over winter it by the way???? Are you able to grow it as a perennial by doing that? I think I read that it is a perennial when grown in tropical zones like 10 and 11....don't know whether 9 is tropical or not!

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LOVE THE CORKSCREW (SHELL

Submitted by acacius48 on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 23:23.

LOVE THE CORKSCREW (SHELL VINE)!!! this one is has been on my must have list! thank you peggy for posting! It is nice to see a great pic like that! It helps me dream of one day.... sigh... :)

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Treva I sure hope it does

Submitted by prettylady (not verified) on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 04:48.

Treva I sure hope it does well also.
They are looking healthy still...so far..

Susan I do get seed but here in zone 6 I have to end up cutting it back before they are ready...By the time I have to cut it back it is still blooming and the bean pods will have only been on a short time...I think next year I will put it in a large and make an individual large trellis on one of them to just grow on so I don't have to cut it back at all then maybe I can get some seed off it...
I seen cork screw on your Santa wish list...I hope you know that if I have success with the cuttings you will get one...
Peggy
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I LOVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by skbeal on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 19:52.

I LOVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you ever able to get seeds from it????? It's so cool looking! It looks like a corkscrew or a shell of sometime! I would love to get a whiff of that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THANK YOU Peggy! Ohhh I hope

Submitted by Treva on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 19:50.

THANK YOU Peggy!

Ohhh I hope your cuttings do well...

Have you tried to add a picture to a reply to this post?

THANK YOU SOOOOO Much! I dream of having a place that looks like yours!
God Bless You
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Gonna try to post another

Submitted by prettylady (not verified) on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 18:25.

Gonna try to post another pic of this beauty from a different angle..
Peggy

Ms Treva, jbaby, Cris, I cut

Submitted by prettylady (not verified) on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 16:46.

Ms Treva, jbaby, Cris, I cut it back and just take it in the greenhouse.. This year I have 2 in the greenhouse and one in the house and many, many I am trying to get started from cuttings...fingers crossed for sure.. If I get them growing the first three of you will get a start of it...Is that fair? Yup as far as I'm concerned... Although I know I heard in Santa's wish lish that a special friend of mine has that on her wish list... if nothing else... I want to send this to her...
I would love to show more views of this plant but pics doesn't let me.. It seems for now that you can only have one pic per thread...,maybe that will change as time goes along...
Peggy
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That one's a gotta have for

Submitted by Chris on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 15:31.

That one's a gotta have for sure!! Thats beautiful!!

Chris

GONNA BE WANNA HAVES TO

Submitted by jbaby7162000 (not verified) on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 14:47.

GONNA BE WANNA HAVES TO TREVA!!!!
VERY PRETTY PEGGY.

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Oh Peggy That is Beautiful

Submitted by Treva on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 13:50.

Oh Peggy That is Beautiful i guess its going to be one of my gotta haves!

How do you overwinter it?

God Bless You
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