Tropaeoleum news
Jane McGary (Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:57:31 PDT)

Max Withers wrote,

This used to be regarded as a subspecies of T. hookerianum. It was
introduced via seed collections by John Watson and Anita Flores. I've
been growing it for about 10 years but it has flowered only about the
past three years. The tuber does not increase. It is a small-growing
Tropaeolum with attractive violet flowers on very delicate stems.
Mine has not set seed, unlike the similar T. brachyceras which seeds
readily. My plant has survived a winter temperature, in growth, of 16
degrees F under a bulb frame. It will climb whatever is close by so I
give it a twiggy branch for support.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon,. USA