Rostrinucula dependens Syria Extended dry spells in summer

Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico

Another option for propagation of a selected clone is via flower stalk cuttings

After growing this Asian gesneriad in the garden

Erythrina x bidwillii emerges from the ground in late spring to form a 6' tall x 8' wide mound of arching stalks adorned with giant

topped from June through August (NC) with attractive clusters of fragrant

Rostrinucula dependens Syria Extended dry spells in summerOne of the truly great WHATZAT plants of the fall garden, that results in more questions than anything else is Rostrinucula dependens. Little known outside its native haunts in Shaanxi, China and south to Yunnan, this deciduous shrub to 4' tall is adorned with flaking brown bark and acts as a dieback perennial in the northern parts of its hardiness zone. It remains obscure until late summer and into early fall, when the long pendent, branched flower