Eric in Orlando Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Montanoa grandiflora (Asteraceae) is flowering now. It has large clusters of sweetly fragrant daisy-like flowers. It is a fast grower, this was planted in spring 2007, a rooted cutting about a foot tall. It is now about 15ft tall and 10 ft wide. It didn't flower last winter, this is the first time. The leaves are also hige, over a foot long. This is native to southern Mexico and El Salvador. I previously posted photos of what we thought was M. grandiflora. It has double flowers but turns out this is M. bipinnatifida. It is just getting ready to flower. Montanoa grandiflora Quote Eric Orlando, FL zone 9b/10a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric in Orlando Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 This is Montanoa bipinnatifida, Pom Pom Bush, from southern Mexico Quote Eric Orlando, FL zone 9b/10a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric in Orlando Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 And this is Montanoa atriplicifolia, Daisy Bush. It grows as a sprawling shrub or clambering vine. This is it growing by itself. It can get a little vigorous as the the branches root at the ground level and spread out. We have since moved it to the vine fence and it has been better behaved. This one is native from southern Mexico to Nicaraugua. Quote Eric Orlando, FL zone 9b/10a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfeat Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Eric-- Glad to see M. grandiflora grows in FL. It was one of my favorite big shrubs in SoCal, but I "lost" it along the way. Might have to trade you something for a cutting... Quote SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location. 'Home is where the heart suitcase is'... _____ "If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wai`anae Steve Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 There is a stand of these growing wild in upper Wai`anae Valley miles and miles from civilization. Quote Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gan Eden Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Do you grow it in part shade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfeat Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 There is a stand of these growing wild in upper Wai`anae Valley miles and miles from civilization. I just had this plant come up on another site, needing ID in India. It seems likely that the Indian plant (an escapee on a canal) and this in Hawaii are likely to be M. hibiscifolia rather than M./ grandiflora. From what I've been finding, M. hibiscifolia appears to be a noxious weed, especially near water. It should probably not be planted in Florida for this reason. I've only seen it once in CA (at Fullerton Arboretum), but it struggled to survive in cold, wet clay soil there. http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=montanoa+hibiscifolia http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl?Montanoa%20hibiscifolia Quote SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location. 'Home is where the heart suitcase is'... _____ "If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyuseppe Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 very nice, never heard of this species Quote GIUSEPPE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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