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Code	Name	Image	Price	Description
90348	Adenocalymma comosum (Syn.: Adenocalymna comosum, Bignonia comosa)		$19.95	This rare evergreen climber produces large 2½ inch trumpet-shaped bright yellow flowers from March to August. It's a slow growing woody vine with glossy leathery compound leaves. Give fertile, rich, well-drained soil, part shade to full sun. Ideal for growing on an arch or wall. Hardiness is unknown. Probably needs protection from frost. Propagated by seed or air-layering. Native to Brazil. USDA zones 10 - 11. Bignoniaceae
90205	Amphilophium crucigerum (Syn: Pithecoctenium crucigerum), Monkey's Comb		$12.95	NEW! - This semi-evergreen vine has 3 soft kidney-shaped leaflets with the middle one often becoming an unusual adhesive tendril that helps with support. It delivers a showy display in late spring with beautiful 2" creamy white flowers, interior yellow, that matures to solid yellow. Plant in sun or part shade with average watering. Evergreen to low 30's. Can resprout from mild frosts. Name "Monkey Comb" refers to the 3 inch spiny fruit which may have been used as a comb by the ancient Mayans. Popular ornamental in the tropics. Native to southern Mexico through tropical South America. USDA zones 9 - 12. Bignoniaceae
90534	Crescentia alata Mexican Calabash, Gourd Tree		$12.95	NEW! - This small curious tree has flowers and large cannonball-like fruits that occur directly on its branches and trunk (cauliflorous). The 2½ inch bell-shaped flowers are tinted yellow with a trace of purple and open for a single night and then fall the following day. In the wild, pollinating bats are attracted by the flower's musky scent. Flowering occurs from May until November. The resulting 5 inch round, hard fruits are green, turn yellow as they ripen, and eventually fall from the tree. The round dry shells from the fruit are cut into bowls and often made into musical rattles known as maracas. To produce odd shapes for birdhouses, etc., string is sometimes tied around the fruit as it grows. When the hard fruit is broken open, seeds are exposed that are edible and high in protein with a sweet licorice-like taste. With age, the young seedlings will develop normal leaves that are trifoliolate with a leaflike winged petiole shaped like a cross. It grows to 25 feet in height, is semi-deciduous, drought tolerant, and has a spreading low canopy and open, branching growth habit. It can be used as a unique large bonsai specimen in the landscape and is well suited for patio planters and container growing. Epiphytes love to grow on its corky bark. It does need a frost free growing environment. Native to southern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica. USDA zones 9b - 11. Bignoniaceae
90626	Kigelia africana (Syn.: Kigelia pinnata), Sausage Tree		$14.95	NEW! - Rarely offered distinctive ornamental tree grown for its pendulous racemes of velvety maroon bell-shaped flowers and hanging sausage-shaped fruit. Flowers open at night in summer and are primarily bat pollinated, although insects and birds also visit the flowers. The long stalked grey gourd-like fruit is hard and inedible and can grow up to 2 feet long. Tree has a rounded shape with a spreading crown and grows up to 40 feet high on a short, squat grey trunk. The briefly semi-deciduous leaves are leathery, slightly glossy pinnately compound. Has been grown successfully in frost free Southern California gardens. Native to tropical Africa. USDA zones 9b - 11. Bignoniaceae
69128	Mansoa difficilis Bell Vine (Cipo de Sino)		$9.95	Large clusters of bright lavender to purple trumpet-shaped flowers in summer and fall with glossy compound leaves of 2 to 3 leaflets. Full sun, average care. Evergreen climber that is native to the humid forests of Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Ideal for railings, walls, fences, and porticos. USDA zones 9 - 11. This has been erroneously identified for many years in Southern California gardens as Bignonia binata, the name under which we previously sold it. Bignoniaceae
90319	Pandorea jasminoides 'Alba' White Bower Vine		$9.95	Beautiful white trumpet-shaped flowers blanket this vigorous, fast growing vine. It climbs by means of twining stems. Give full sun to part shade, moist soil, and wind protection. It will survive short periods in the high 20's. Australian. Bignoniaceae
80050	Pandorea jasminoides 'Pink Supreme' Pink Supreme Bower Vine		$9.95	Kartuz superior selection with large trumpet-shaped deep pink colored blossoms with rich green, glossy evergreen foliage. This vigorous, fast growing vine climbs by means of twining stems. Give full sun to part shade, moist soil, and wind protection. It will survive short periods in the high 20's. Australian. Bignoniaceae
66007	Tecoma capensis 'Golden' (Syn.: Tecomaria capensis 'Golden'), Cape Honeysuckle		$8.95	Brilliant clusters of tubular trumpet-shaped flowers, and glossy green pinnate foliage distinguish the cape honeysuckles listed below. They can be trained as vines, but are better looking when kept shrubby. In bright bloom all summer and fall, they are durable plants and easy to grow. Hummingbird favorite. South Africa. This cultivar with golden-orange flowers. Bignoniaceae
66008	Tecoma capensis 'Hammer's Rose' (Syn.: Tecomaria capensis 'Hammers Rose'), Cape Honeysuckle		$8.95	Large clusters of honeysuckle flowers, a beautiful soft shade of salmon rose. Dark green foliage. Bignoniaceae
66009	Tecoma capensis 'Lutea' (Syn.: Tecomaria capensis 'Lutea'), Cape Honeysuckle		$8.95	This superior yellow flowered selection is shrubby and compact, with clusters of clear yellow flowers and lighter green foliage. An excellent container plant. Bignoniaceae
66005	Tecoma capensis 'Orange' (Syn.: Tecomaria capensis 'Orange'), Cape Honeysuckle		$8.95	Large bright clusters of orange flowers, glossy green foliage. Bignoniaceae
66006	Tecoma capensis 'Red' (Syn.: Tecomaria capensis 'Red'), Cape Honeysuckle		$8.95	Deep red-orange flowers, glossy dark green foliage, typical form of species. Bignoniaceae
68958	Tecoma stans 'Gold Star'		$9.95	Spectacular heat-tolerant Texas native with striking masses of golden yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers that blooms at an early age. Because of it's more compact size and longer blooming period, this selection is recommended for containers to accent entry and patio, also in mass plantings. Full sun. Hardy to USDA zone 9. These are seed grown and appear to be identical to the parent Tecoma 'Gold Star', but may have slight variation. Bignoniaceae
65960	Tecoma x 'Orange Jubilee'		$9.95	The rich green, lush looking foliage with it's clusters of 2½ inch long orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers gives a subtropical appearance. Upright shrub to 12 feet tall. Fairly hardy. Foliage can be damaged with temperatures in the mid-20's. Root hardy to the mid-teens. Bignoniaceae
68863	Tecomanthe dendrophila (Syn.: Tecomanthe venusta), New Guinea Trumpet Vine		$12.95	Showy clusters of pendant 3 inch deep rose and pink waxy flowers with creamy yellow throats are produced on old wood, so pruning to control size won't interfere with flowering. Leaves of 5 to 7 leaflets are handsome as are the striking jet black stems. New Guinea. Bignoniaceae
69156	Tecomanthe hillii Fraser Island Creeper		$14.95	A rare climber with glossy pinnate leaves and spectacular clusters of trumpet-shaped waxy pink flowers with pale pinkish-cream throats. Blooms from late winter through spring. An exotic and decorative plant that thrives in light or deep shade, growing more compact in a sunny position. A good climber for small spaces. An elegant courtyard plant, on a wall, pergola, or in a container. Requires only occasional trimming. Only feed lightly with a very low phosphorus fertilizer. Keep moist but do not over water. Tolerates mild frosts. Native of Queensland, Australia. Bignoniaceae
68864	Tecomanthe species 'Roaring Meg' (Syn.: Tecomanthe 'Roaring Meg Creek')		$12.95	Magnificent clusters of large deep pink flowers cover this vine over a long season. Deep green glossy foliage. Bignoniaceae