Marmalade Bush from South America is a shrub for all seasons. Known for profuse flowering once established it starts flowering in spring and carries on flowering in summer as well. Being drought tolerant this shrub require a well drained site and some shade protection from midday sun in our summer season in the plains. This shrub literally dazzle a landscape with red, yellow and orange flowers appearing simultaneously. Sourcing courtesy Adnan Sardar.
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Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)
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Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)
What is the speed of growth?
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Reasonably fast.
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Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)
and speed of death is also very fast....
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Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)
This can be avoided by taking some cuttings as it tend to propagate easily through cuttings. Beats me why yours died ? Most likely water logging.
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Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)
For how long you have this plant? What is the size of flower?
please show a picture of complete plant in bloom.
Thanks
please show a picture of complete plant in bloom.
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Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)
Brig Sahib,
This is an year old plant. Currently its establishing itself. The size is flower is small almost equal to size of a nail the pictures posted were of the first bloom. Images are of first bloom.
This is an year old plant. Currently its establishing itself. The size is flower is small almost equal to size of a nail the pictures posted were of the first bloom. Images are of first bloom.
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Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)
Alarming for me if it died with an expert like you. What was the soil media you used for this plant Kisana?Hamad Ahmed Kisana wrote:and speed of death is also very fast....
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