Clock Vine
Even though the sun is luring you outside, don’t forget to visit the Tropical Conservatory and Marnie’s Pavilion, as well. The longer days and stronger sun affects these plants too, and they tend to bloom prolifically this time of year.
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Did the jade vine’s blooms reach June? Maybe… But I didn’t see it. The end of May appears to have brought the the end of the blooming run. Still, that’s almost twice the time I first expected.
Just an update: I thought it was finishing (first photo above), this green-blossomed liana of a legume shows that it has the long haul in mind. I’ve discovered that there are several more inflorescences on the jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) and that you might
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The jade vine is in full bloom! There are two long, hanging columns of flowers right now, with a few more to go. Green flowers have the reputation of being subtle, but this is really wild! I was up on the mezzanine, and a cluster of garden visitors was exclaiming over it. We agreed that describing them as “green just doesn’t really cover it.”
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I am indebted to Nick Snakenberg for turning me onto this plant about to bloom. See the slowly fattening buds? Nick wrote:
“Our Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is in bud and should be blooming sometime in the next week or two. Why are we so excited? Because it’s about time!!! We’ve watered and fertilized and pruned and nurtured for over nine years and are only now being rewarded with flowers. Also, it’s one of the most amazing flowers you’ll ever see…”"Our specimen is the large vine covering the mezzanine above your head immediately after entering the conservatory doors from the lobby. The best spot to view the flowers may be from the mezzanine itself, just to the south of the Dart Frog display.”
So when I finally got to see it, I realized how extrordinarily hard to photograph it was. You’ll have to come see it yourselves!
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