Persian Carpet Flower Plant

It has gained a reputation as a particularly difficult plant to keep alive because of its very specific growing needs with much light and relatively high above 60 f 15 c winter temperatures.

Persian carpet flower plant.

Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants. The genus is named after edith cole 1859 1940. Magnoliopsida dicotyledons subclass. Edithcolea is a monotypic genus with a single species edithcolea grandis persian carpet flower.

Require much light and relatively high winter temperatures. Once classified in the family asclepiadaceae it is now in the subfamily asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family apocynaceae. It is a warm weather plant that prefers partial shade and well drained soils. Asclepiadaceae milkweed family genus.

Magnoliophyta flowering plants class. The remarkable flower is at times described as the persian carpet flower. Long purple hairs are present at the border of the brim of the outer corolla lobes. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about ceropegia species persian carpet flower ceropegia sordida supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden.

It has a high tolerance for heat and drought. Welcome to the famous dave s garden website. Persian carpet flower species. The flowers are 3 inches in diameter and bloom from early spring to late summer with brown spots.

Persian carpet flower is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental in desert gardens worldwide.