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Juanulloa aurantiaca

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Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Juanulloa (wan-ul-LOH-uh) (Info)
Species: aurantiaca (aw-ran-ti-AYE-kuh) (Info)

Synonym:Juanulloa mexicana

2 vendors have this plant for sale.

5 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Vines and Climbers

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

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:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Orange

Bloom Time:
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
By simple layering
By air layering

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

By butterflybyrob

By jnana

By seedpicker_TX

By jnana

By Leeanna

By stressbaby

By jeri11

Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	wilting_in_sac	On Sep 29, 2006, wilting_in_sac from Sacramento, CA wrote: Amazingly unique flower ruptures out of the more leathery finger pod. Grows slowly better in part shade protected from hot afternoon sun. Expect to take it in for the winter and appears to propogate easily from cuttings.
Positive	seedpicker_TX	On Jul 14, 2005, seedpicker_TX from Plano, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: This is a beautiful vining plant, that can also be grown as a bush. The tubular flower is a pretty coral color, while the calyx is bright orange. It is a tropical, so needs protection in my zone 8 garden. I keep it potted, and over winter it in a greenhouse. It is very easy to please and flowers in the hottest part of our Texas summer. It likes full sun, but appreciates a few hours shade at the end of the day. It was once considered rare, but is becoming more widely known, (and grown). -T

Regional...

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

Sacramento, California
Hollywood, Florida
Palm Bay, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Spring Hill, Florida
Ookala, Hawaii
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
Houston, Texas
Plano, Texas
Spring, Texas

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