Strongylodon macrobotrys

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Jade Vine

Jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is a rare find in U.S. botanical gardens. Aside from the Chicago Botanic Garden, only the Fairchild Botanical Gardens, south of Miami, Florida, and the Waimea Botanic Gardens in Hawaii have this interesting plant. The unusual color of the jade vine's blooms is the result of pigments in two different color classes being modified by high pH in the sap of the stems.

Native to the Philippines, only old, mature plants produce flowers. Jade vine is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) and is bat-pollinated in the wild. The brilliantly colored, oddly shaped flowers are adapted for bats to hang upside down and sip the nectar within.

제이드 덩굴나무는 미국내의 식물원에는 흔하지 않은 식물입니다. 시카고 식물원외에는 단지 마이애미 남쪽의 페어차일드 식물원과 하와이의 와이메아 식물원에만 있습니다. 특이한 꽃색깔은 줄기의 높은 알카리성으로 인한 두 색깔의 혼합으로 기인합니다. 필리핀이 원산지인데, 오래되어 원숙되어야만 꽃을 피웁니다. 콩과이고 야생에서는 박쥐에 의해 수분됩니다.

Soil:
Moist
Plant Shape:
Upright
Exposure:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Bloom Time:
January - February
March - April
Bloom Color:
Green
Blue
Landscape Use:
Bedding or Border
Vine
Wildlife Interest:
Attracts Birds
Plant Type:
Vine
Hardiness Zone:
10 - 11