Does anyone grow Strophanthus?

[Fouquieria]

These are mostly vines or shrubs that sometimes have a tendency to crawl.  I have three species; S. petersianus, which is a vine; S. speciosus, which is a shrub; and S. divaricatus, which is a shrub.

The two that one most commonly encounters are S. gratus and S. preisii.  I don't have either of those (yet).  Two of the three that I have are fairly drought-tolerant.  I'm not sure about the S. petersianus yet.

None of mine are blooming size, so I looked around the Internet for examples.

-Ron-

Strophanthus  divaricatus

Strophanthus speciosus

[fastfeat]

Here in SoFla, Strophanthus gratus is the most common one. Fragrant too.

[happ]

Beautiful photos    Remind me of hoya

[Eric in Orlando]

S. gratus groes good here, flowers during the warmer months and has nice glossy leaves

Here is S. preussii. It goes deciduous here in winter

Also growing S. speciosus but it hasn't flowered yet.

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

The common name for S. gratus is Poison Dart Vine.  Does anyone know just how poisonous it is and how it is processed?  I might be thinking of sticking someone, so I'm just asking.

Jerry

[fastfeat]

(Jerry@TreeZoo @ Oct. 05 2007,16:08)

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The common name for S. gratus is Poison Dart Vine.  Does anyone know just how poisonous it is and how it is processed?  I might be thinking of sticking someone, so I'm just asking.

Jerry

Jerry--

Strophanthus gratus produces the alkaloid ouabain in the seeds. Don't know how the seeds are processed though, and I haven't seen it set seed yet in FL.

May I suggest using Acokanthera oppositifolia, Bushman's Poison, of the same family? All parts of the plant are toxic, especially the sap of immature fruit, which is produced here.