Dave's Garden - Gardening Community

PlantFiles: Wooly Congea, Wooly Shower Orchid, Shower of Orchids
Congea tomentosa

 
  Welcome!  
You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!

Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.

  Login  
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.

Username:

Password:


Family: Verbenaceae (ver-be-NAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Congea (KON-jee-a) (Info)
Species: tomentosa (toh-men-TOH-suh) (Info)

2 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Vines and Climbers

Height:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Spring
Blooms all year
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured
Veined

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Flowers are good for cutting
Provides winter interest

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
By air layering

Seed Collecting:
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds

By htop
Thumbnail #1 of Congea tomentosa by htop

By htop
Thumbnail #2 of Congea tomentosa by htop

By htop
Thumbnail #3 of Congea tomentosa by htop

By htop
Thumbnail #4 of Congea tomentosa by htop

By htop
Thumbnail #5 of Congea tomentosa by htop

By htop
Thumbnail #6 of Congea tomentosa by htop

By htop
Thumbnail #7 of Congea tomentosa by htop

There are a total of 9 photos.
Click here to view them all!

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral htop On Jan 4, 2008, htop from San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b) wrote:

Wooly shower orchid (Congea tomentosa) is native to Burma and Thailand. It is an evergren vine to 20 feet or a sprawling shrub suited for tropical gardens and is often grown in southern Florida, southern California and the Hawaiian Islands. Wooly shower orchid has naturalized in Puerto Rico. It is a more robust plant than pink shower orchid (Congea griffithiana) having a larger habit.

Wooly congea has opposite, 6-8 in (15.2 to 20.3 cm) long, prominently veined, hairy, light green leaves. It flowers in late winter and spring. The white with lilac tubular flowers are tiny and inconspicuous and are borne in the center of three petal-like, 1 in (2.5 cm) long velvety bracts. The bracts change from pink to lavender and finally to gray as they mature.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Boca Raton, Florida



We recommend Firefox
Overwhelmed? There's a lot to see here. Try starting at our homepage.

[ Home | About | Advertise | Mission | Acceptable Use Policy | Tour | Privacy Policy | Contact Us ]

Back to the top

Copyright © 2000-2008 Dave's Garden. All Rights Reserved.

All times are recorded in EDT
 

Gardens.com Pixamo Photo Sharing Bloom.com Landscaping.com

Hope for America