Strongyloydon macrobotrys!!!

[aykhan]

I am tempted to bring another specimen to try again with even more care this time.

[Farhan Ahmed]

Sirji...i would say you must build a state of art Green House first .......maybe like the one you mentioned in high park.

[aykhan]

The one in Allan Gardens is more than a 100 years old....

[M Farooq]

The one in Allan Gardens is more than a 100 years old....

Wow, their insulation and temperature control must be perfect to accommodate wild temperature variations!

[mikhurram]

Jade wine or Strongylodon Macrobotrys is a pollinated by bats in the wild and it is speculated the reason why its flowers hang upside down is to facilitate pollination by bats. The bats hang upside down to sample the Jade vine’s nectar, and the plant gently brushes pollen onto the bat’s head while it drinks. The next plant the bat visits collects the pollen from the first before brushing its own pollen to be transported elsewhere. Some researchers think that the the reason for its unusual jade green colour is that it stands out in the moonlight enticing bats.

[aykhan]

Interesting.