Climbing, Trailing and Twining Plants 1 1 3 



*Mandevillea sauveolens A very slender climber, with magni- 

 ficent cluster of snow-white, highly-scented, trumpet-shaped 

 flowers, produced at mid-Summer. These slender climbers, 

 including the large-flowered Clematis hybrids, are best 

 amongst other more vigorous climbers, the stems being ugly 

 and bare even when the plant is really at its best. 



*Passiflora coerulea Has become a weed in some districts of 

 Natal, and suckers freely from the root-runners. It is a 

 beautiful species, however, most suitable for a wild garden. 

 The colour of the flowers is a pale blue, but fading to almost 

 white in the sun. 



P. quadrangularis, sometimes called Granadilla, or Giant 

 Granadilla, is worth growing for its flowers as well a? for 

 its edible fruits. Colour, violet, white and red. The Passi- 

 flora family is a very numerous one, and closely allied to 

 Tacsonias. 



For the colder districts the common granadilla (P. 

 edulis) and the very handsome and free flowering P. coc- 

 cinea are best. Good trellis plants. 



*Petrea volubilis (Purple Wreath) An extremely handsome, 

 vigorous twiner, covered in late 'Spring and Summer with 

 long racemes of bluish-purple flowers. A magnificent picture 

 when in full bloom. Will climb to 20 feet. 



*Phascolus caracalla (Shell Bean) Closely related to our com- 

 mon Scarlet-runner Bean, but perennial. Th.3 flowers are 

 curiously shaded purple and yellow, with a spiral twist, and 

 are borne in large racemes. Some of the annual climbing 

 beans are well worth growing for floral effect, particularly 

 P. incurvus, the Japanese Sword Bean, which has both a 

 white and pink flower. 



Physianthus schubertii A quick-growing cream flowered twiner, 

 with milky sap. Sweetly scented. In P. albens the flowers 

 are tinted red, and somewhat smaller. 



Porana paniculataA. magnificent and vigorous climber with 

 large spikes of white flowers. It is, however, winter flower- 

 ing, and, although growing well in some inland cool districts, 

 it will not flower there. Suitable to the Coast, and perhaps 

 some inland thorn valleys. 



*Rhychospermum jasminoldes A vigorous and large, woody 

 twiner, with shiny small green leaves. From October to 

 January covered with innumerable star-like, pure white 

 flowers, which are very sweetly scented. Hardy. There is 

 a form with variegated leaves, which, however, is not at- 

 tractive. 



Schubertia See Physianthus albens. 



Senecio macroglossus, S. deltoideus, and S. tamoides' The com- 

 monly called "Cape Ivies," indigenous to South Africa and 

 common in the Natal forests. Masses of yellow flowers, but 

 the tint is not pleasing. Tall Climbers. 



