The Rubber Vine
is a woody climbing shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and lavender-pink,
bell-shaped flowers. It is cultivated in warm regions for its abundant flowers
and for its evergreen leaves. It is a scrambling, many-stemmed vine that grows
to 6 feet tall with long trailing stems. Flowers are large and showy, with five
white to light purple petals in a funnel shape. The flowers resemble those of
the purple Allamanda (Allamanda violacea). The Rubber Vine originates from
Madagascar and was formerly grown there and later in India to produce a rubber
latex. Leaves are dark green and glossy, 6-10 cm long, 3-5 cm wide and in
opposite pairs, oblong-ovate to elliptic-ovate. The growth form of rubber vine
differs depending on the surrounding conditions. It can grow as a Fast-standing
shrub up to 6 feet tall in the open and it can grow as a large vine with long
stems on other vegetation. The stems can be up to 100 feet long. Each flower
produces a pair of pods which contain a number of brown seeds which have a tuft
of white, silky hairs. The Rubber Vine is poisonous. It is not shipped to
Australia. Zones 9-11.
Growing
Instructions
The seeds can
be sown on the ground in the spring or summer or they can be grown in pots at
any time of the year.
1. The seeds
like moist, well-drained soil. Prepare a mixture of half potting soil and half
sand, perlite or vermiculite. Put the soil in a pot. Water the mixture so that
it is moist but not wet.
2. Put the
seeds on the soil.
3. Cover the
seeds with a thin layer of soil.
4. Water the
seeds.
5. Place the
pots in an area with warm temperatures in full sun or part shade.
6. When the
seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.
William (verified owner) –
Good quality.
Mateo (verified owner) –
I was happy about the quick delivery and that the seeds actually sprouted within 7 days
David (verified owner) –
I was happy about the quick delivery and that the seeds actually sprouted within 7 days
Kevin (verified owner) –
They arrived very fresh and not bruised. They were delicious.
Lucas (verified owner) –
I was happy about the quick delivery and that the seeds actually sprouted within 7 days