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A large evergreen vine with insignificant flowers. Not really hardy in any meaningful sense. That should really sum the situation up, but it doesn't. I have loved this great sprawling monster since I was a teenager, I delight in its lush growth wherever I see it. It isn't hardy, I don't even try to convince myself that it is hardy. I have always avoided buying one, though it is occasionally offered. I had no wish to see a cascading wonder of evergreen foliage languish in an inadequate pot. However, I was given one and my heart jumped. I love it, I still love it, I think I will always love it. I grew it in the warmest corner of my best protected greenhouse but unfortunately it was put out there just a few months before the beast from the east visited. The outcome was expected and inevitable. Hopefully I can live without it and not feel the need to kill another. In the meantime there is a beautiful one in the greenhouse at Wisley that I can visit. I pat it affectionately in passing, we have a long history. No-one else needs to understand it. The North Caroliana Extension Gardener Toolbox says: "Previously knows as Vitis voinieriana in honor of M. Voinier, who was a French veterinary surgeon. In 1910, it was added to the genus Tetrastigma by Francois Gagnepain. The Chestnut vine is grown as a common houseplant that does well in a hanging basket. In its native setting, they are found growing in subtropical and tropical regions, primarily, rain-forests. This vigorous vine, that will climb on any available object, does not provide edible grapes. Its is often used to cover a wall. Pruning as needed throughout the season. " |
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| 2nd December 2017 | ||
