VINES (updated 28 March, 2009)

The U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens 36th Annual
SPRING PLANT SALE

Public Sale Saturday, April 4, 12 noon to 5 pm and Sunday, April 5, 9 am to 3 pm



KEY TO THE CODES AT END OF THE PLANT DESCRIPTIONS:

H* - attracts Hummingbirds
B* - attracts Butterflies or feeds butterfly larvae
W* - Water efficient/drought tolerant plants
C* - California native plant or derivative
F* - especially good cut Flower or cut Foliage
S* - fragrant flowers ("S" for Scented)

The number of plants we expect to have available at the sale appears in brackets at the end of the plant description.

Calystegia macrostegia 'Anacapa Pink', "ISLAND MORNING-GLORY" - Fast-growing, twining vine native to Channel Islands w/ shiny green, arrow-shaped leaves & 3-in. pink, funnel-shaped flowers over long spring/summer season. [15/10] (C*W*)

Clematis ligusticifolia, "VIRGIN'S BOWER" - Choice, Calif. native vine with dainty, divided leaves & billowy masses of fragrant, creamy-white flowers in spring; shade root zone, top w/ some sun. [14] (C*S*)

Ephedra tweediana, "COLA DE CABALLO" - Weird, leafless, vining shrub forming a haystack-like mound (unsupported) or column of slender, pendulous ,green stems & small, yellow, flower-like cones in spring. [12]

Hardenbergia violacea 'Canoelands', "LILAC VINE" - Choice Australian vine w/ wiry, twining stems, leathery, undivided leaves & long clusters of tiny, rose purple, sweetpea-shaped flowers w/ a chartreuse dot in late winter/early spring. [20] (W*)

Humulus lupulus 'Aureus', "GOLDEN HOPS" - Fast-growing vine that dies to ground in winter; large, hand-shaped, chartreuse green leaves & aromatic, cone-like, light-green-bracted flower spikes used in beer making. [11] (S*)

Hylocereus undatus, "QUEEN-OF-THE-NIGHT" - Climbing cactus w/ 3-angled, self-adhering stems & mammoth (to 1.5 ft. long!) white flowers, that open in summer about 8 p.m. & can form delicious magenta-red "dragon fruit." [37]

Kennedia coccinea, "CORAL VINE" - Choice & vigorous, Australian vine w/ wiry stems, 3-parted leaves & sweetpea-shaped flowers in an unusual combination of red, pink & yellow; for trellis or groundcover. [20] (W*)

Mandevilla laxa, "CHILEAN JASMINE" - Heat-loving, deciduous, twining vine w/ dark green, pointed leaves & clusters of 2-in. trumpet shaped, glistening white flowers w/ powerful gardenia fragrance. [10/4] (S*)

Muehlenbeckia complexa, "WIRE VINE" - Vigorous, twining vine or groundcover w/ dainty appearance; thin, wiry, near-black stems & tiny, rounded, light green leaves; flowers inconspicuous. [14]

Passiflora 'Quasar', "QUASAR PASSIONVINE" - Moderately vigorous passion vine w/ dark green, lobed leaves & abundantly produced, distinctive flowers w/ pure white petals & white filiments; not tested as butterfly larval food. [22] (H*)

Passiflora 'Witchcraft' tm, "WITCHCRAFT PASSIONVINE" - Tame-growing passion vine w/ slender stems lined w/ dark green, lobed leaves & distinctive, 3-in., violet flowers w/ vivid blue-purple filaments in summer/fall. [20] (H*B*)

Passiflora citrina, "YELLOW PASSIONVINE" - Tame-growing passion vine w/ slender stems lined w/ dark green, two-lobed leaves & distinctive, starry, bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers in summer/fall; supports butterfly larvae. [16] (H*B*)

Senecio confusus 'São Paolo', "MEXICAN FLAME VINE" - Heat-loving, twining vine w/ succulent, toothed leaves & clusters of fragrant, dark orange-red daisy flowers w/ golden centers over long summer/fall season. [7] (B*S*)

Vitis 'Fantasy', "FANTASY GRAPE" - Energetic, woody vine, picturesque in & out of leaf; grapes large, blue-black, seedless, in large clusters; ripen in August; maple-like leaves color yellow & red in winter. [8] (W*)

Vitis californica 'Roger's Red', "CALIF. WILD GRAPE" - Calif. native, woody vine, climbing by tendrils; picturesque in & out of leaf w/ shredding bark & slightly lobed, gray green leaves, velvety below, color red & orange in fall. [14] (W*)

Vitis girdiana, "SOUTHERN CALIF. GRAPE" - Calif. native, woody vine, climbing by tendrils; picturesque in & out of leaf w/ shredding bark & slightly lobed leaves, velvety below; small, edible grapes attract wildlife. [10] (W*)

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