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Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 16th, 2015, 3:07 pm
by mikhurram
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.

More can be read about Marmalade Bush on below url.
http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/164.htm

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Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 16th, 2015, 3:27 pm
by Izhar
What is the speed of growth?

Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 16th, 2015, 4:26 pm
by mikhurram
Reasonably fast.

Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 16th, 2015, 6:12 pm
by Hamad Ahmed Kisana
and speed of death is also very fast.... :D :lol: :D :? :roll:

Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 16th, 2015, 7:48 pm
by mikhurram
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.

Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 16th, 2015, 8:08 pm
by Muhammad Arif Khan
For how long you have this plant? What is the size of flower?
please show a picture of complete plant in bloom.
Thanks

Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 17th, 2015, 11:06 am
by mikhurram
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.

Re: Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

Posted: April 17th, 2015, 11:17 am
by khabbab
Hamad Ahmed Kisana wrote:and speed of death is also very fast.... :D :lol: :D :? :roll:
Alarming for me if it died with an expert like you. What was the soil media you used for this plant Kisana?