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Uncarina grandidieri - rare plant from Madagascar

Al in Kona

By Al in Kona
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Al in Kona

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Below are 2-pics of my newly aquired Uncarina grandidieri. It is a caudiciform plant said to grow to a height of about 3-3.6 m and blooming pretty much all year with bright yellow flowers. Leaves are aromatic and of a velvet/fuzzy texture. I believe this is still a rather rare plant in cultivation. Is anyone else growing it? Mine is still in a 1-gallon size container, soon to be planted out in a sunny location.

To learn more about this unique plant, check this link:

http://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/.../photo_db/U.htm

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Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

mppalms Proficient

mppalms

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I'm jealous, Al. I tried Uncarina abbreviata outdoors in a pot, but it doesn't like our winters (just too wet/cold). If there weren't such ugly Ag restrictions, I'd say it would be best just to ship mine to you. It's like U. grandidieri but with purple flowers.

Jason

Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

USDA Zone 10A since 2000

BigFrond Mentor

BigFrond

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Nice! I want one. The leaves look like that of a royal empress tree, furry and sticky. Hopefully it is not as hard to kill like the royal empress tree.

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_Keith

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  mppalms said:
I'm jealous, Al. I tried Uncarina abbreviata outdoors in a pot, but it doesn't like our winters (just too wet/cold). If there weren't such ugly Ag restrictions, I'd say it would be best just to ship mine to you. It's like U. grandidieri but with purple flowers.

Jason

Not to worry. I have a friend who works for Sun. He is in Menlo Park all the time. I'll have him pick it up for me, haha.

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mppalms

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  Palmarati said:
Not to worry. I have a friend who works for Sun. He is in Menlo Park all the time. I'll have him pick it up for me, haha.

That's if I haven't managed to kill it yet! :mrlooney:

Jason

Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

USDA Zone 10A since 2000

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fastfeat

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Uncarinas are easy to grow in Florida and pretty easy in SoCal as well. Should do fine in HI as long as drainage is good.

Coming from Madagascar, they don't like cold, wet soil, nor can they take more than a couple of degrees of frost.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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neoflora

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I saw some of these in Tulare, Southern Madagascar. Probadly the hotest place I have been. Give you an idea of what they like.

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