Mystery Bush Seen Yesterday at the AKL.

[Virgo10]

This thing was gorgeous. Is there anyone here who knows what it is?

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/14523546/235256624.jpg

TIA! :goodvibes

[LBAK]

No idea, I asked you over on the community board when you posted the pics if you knew what it was. It sure is gorgeous though and I'd love to have it but I'm sure it's tropical.

[shep]

Looks like a Fuchsia..?:confused3

[shep]

honeysuckle, trumpet vine? :confused3

[piratesmate]

I don't think it's any of those shep. I've had all 3 of those here.

I have no clue what it is though. :( I remember finding a book on the flora in AK back in 2001. Sadly, DH didn't think there was much point in buying it because we didn't find it until our last day of 10. If you get over there & it's not still blooming so you can ask a CM, you might try looking in the book.

Otherwise, if you have an email for AKL why don't you send them the photo and ask? They're so good about sharing recipes, I'm sure someone would answer you if you can find the right place to ask.

[marlynnp]

I'm pretty sure it IS a fuschia..... most people in the US are used to seeing little fuschias in hanging pots. I know I was surprised when I went to Ireland and saw them as 10' tall bushes.

[piratesmate]

I'm pretty sure it IS a fuschia..... most people in the US are used to seeing little fuschias in hanging pots. I know I was surprised when I went to Ireland and saw them as 10' tall bushes.

True, but the shape of the flower - and even the calyx - seems wrong.

It's like the first time you go to Florida & see a poinsettia in someone's yard. Potted plants don't prepare you for seeing them IRL! ;)

[DebºoºS]

Looks like a trumpet vine on steroids:goodvibes

[bobbiwoz]

I think I saw the plant in question and took a flower that had fallen to the Behind the Seeds tour, and it was suggested that it was a trumpet vine. They more commonly bloom in yellow in Florida, but that was the guess.

Bobbi:goodvibes

[Pixieshouse]

I"m not sure if I am much help or not. I found a site on vines and it has a few different pictures of plants and colors of flowers. Do this look like the one you saw? I am having a hard time seeing the flower up close

http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1138

http://www.willsestatemaintenance.com/Violet-Trumpet-Vine?sc=2&category=8

[UrsulasShadow]

It looks like something from the Bignoniaceae family, maybe a Bignonia or a Campsis, but I haven't found anything exactly like it in my wanderings.

This is a Bignonia "Dragon Lady" http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/rosamindy/crossvineBignonia.jpg
Jacaranda, same family....http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/rosamindy/jacaranda.jpg

[UrsulasShadow]

And same family, Cape honeysuckle
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/rosamindy/capehoneysuckle.jpg

[UrsulasShadow]

Finally, campsis radicans atropurpurea.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/rosamindy/campsisradicansatropurpurea.jpg

[UrsulasShadow]

And this is a triphylla-type fuchsia.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/rosamindy/triphyllatypefuchsia.jpg

Because I'm now REALLY curious, I sent an e-mail to disneyworld.com and attached the picture. I hope they can forward it to a horticultural CM and we can find out what it is that I can NEVER grow in my neck of the woods!

[bobbiwoz]

And this is a triphylla-type fuchsia.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/rosamindy/triphyllatypefuchsia.jpg

Because I'm now REALLY curious, I sent an e-mail to disneyworld.com and attached the picture. I hope they can forward it to a horticultural CM and we can find out what it is that I can NEVER grow in my neck of the woods!

Great! I hope you get an answer and pass it along. It's a beautiful flower!
Bobbi:goodvibes

[Glinda]

Was just reading on another site about the F&G for my upcoming trip. What's different from last year etc. and they mentioned honeysuckle as being one of the many plants on display.... maybe it is honeysuckle. Now all I have to do is retrace my web steps today to find the link. brb

[DebºoºS]

I'm back... oh it's me again not Glinda (my alter ego)

This is what I read earlier. Taken from DebWs newsletter
"-- More than 500 native butterflies representing up to 10 species reside in Minnie's Magnificent Butterfly Garden, a gazebo-type enclosure filled with lush plants and measuring more than 40 feet in diameter. Guests can stroll through the screened habitat to view the colorful butterflies. Among the garden's two dozen nectar plants are Cape Royal plumbago, passion flower, coral honeysuckle, blazing star, butterfly bush, scarlet milkweed and canna lily. Three butterfly topiaries are on display."

[DebºoºS]

a link to some pics
http://www.briartech.com/latespring/coral/pcoralex.htm

[UrsulasShadow]

Ta-da! Disney gardeners wrote back! The name of the plant is Bryophyllum daigremontianum, common name, Mother of Thousands, native to Madagascar (I knew I'd have no chance of growing it!). Here's a link...http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&seq_num=181783&one=T

It's in the same family (Crassulaceae) as Kalanchoe and Sedum. No relation to any of our previous guesses!

[Tikihula]

I think it's called Mother of Thousands because the stalk and branches produce hundreds (thousands?) of tiny seeds that you can gently scrape or pick off to make more plants. I've never seen one in bloom before. Gorgeous!

[DebºoºS]

TU! Wow, very interesting plant. I'll look for it in May.:cool1:

[bobbiwoz]

Thank you for the information!
Bobbi:goodvibes

[cgiltner]

I believe this is a Phygelius or Cape Fuschia. I have 3 in my yard that I found at a plant sale. What is wonderful for me is they love full sun and are evergreen. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area and they were in bloon until Christmas. I've done some additional research and there are many beautiful colors.

[UrsulasShadow]

I believe this is a Phygelius or Cape Fuschia. I have 3 in my yard that I found at a plant sale. What is wonderful for me is they love full sun and are evergreen. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area and they were in bloon until Christmas. I've done some additional research and there are many beautiful colors.

Welcome to the DISboards, cgiltner! I answered the question in a post above.

[stm61]

Ta-da! Disney gardeners wrote back! The name of the plant is Bryophyllum daigremontianum, common name, Mother of Thousands, native to Madagascar (I knew I'd have no chance of growing it!). Here's a link...http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&seq_num=181783&one=T

It's in the same family (Crassulaceae) as Kalanchoe and Sedum. No relation to any of our previous guesses!


What email address did you use? I have 5 wire-frame topiaries that my kids brought home and have no idea how to use them. They're the Disney character's that they sold on disneyshopping last summer.

[UrsulasShadow]

What email address did you use? I have 5 wire-frame topiaries that my kids brought home and have no idea how to use them. They're the Disney character's that they sold on disneyshopping last summer.
I'd ask disneyshopping that question. I used the "contact us" link on disneyworld.com, and they forwarded it to the horticultural department on property. They might be able to help you, but I think that you'd get better answers from a topiary website on how to do that.

[stm61]

Thanks, I'll try the "contact us". I asked disneyshopping, they had no idea. I live close to their outlet at the distribution center and they had no idea either. I'll try some local garden centers or greenhouses when the weather settles down to. I've asked the nursery specialists at Lowe's and they didn't know what I was talking about. Hopefully I'll get forwarded to the experts.

[UrsulasShadow]

You can also look at this website. I don't know what sort of topiary frames/cages they are, but if you search around and google topiary, you might find the information you seek.
http://www.greenpiecewireart.com/plantcare/index.htm

[stm61]

Thanks, I'll try that also.