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Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
Botanical Name: | Comesperma volubile |
Common Name: | love creeper |
Status: | DISABLED: Unavailable for now & possibly forever |
Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
Plant Type(s): | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper |
Growing Conditions: | Partial Shade, Shade
Well Drained |
Size (HxW): | 1-3 m high |
Foliage: | Very few narrow leaves to 45 mm long. |
Flowers: | Blue or purple flowers, Sprays of small pea-like flowers displayed prominently, July to December |
General Comments: | A beautiful creeper that suddenly 'appears' when in flower Likes well drained soils where roots have a cool root run, in woodland and open forests. Light frost. |
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Plant Propagation: | Very difficult to propagate and establish |
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