A purple-flowered climber ID'd by John J as Hardenbergia violacea

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Alisdair

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Melina Daff has posted a message on the MGS facebook page www.facebook.com/mediterraneangardensociety asking for an ID; help, please!
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Alisdair Aird
Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society

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John J

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Re: A purple-flowered climber
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2018, 09:35:33 AM »
Alisdair, have you tried Hardenbergia violacea?
Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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Alisdair

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Re: A purple-flowered climber
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2018, 10:00:23 AM »
John, big thanks for that. The foliage looks just right (picture's not very sharp on the flowers)
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John J

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Re: A purple-flowered climber ID'd by John J as Hardenbergia violacea
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2018, 10:10:00 AM »
This is our plant taken a few minutes ago. In the rain I might add, not heavy but in our position we're grateful for all we can get! :'(
Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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Alisdair

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Re: A purple-flowered climber ID'd by John J as Hardenbergia violacea
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2018, 03:20:35 PM »
Lovely, John. I've passed your ID on but don't think Melina Daff has yet picked it up. I'm sure she'll be very grateful to know.
Alisdair Aird
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Re: A purple-flowered climber ID'd by John J as Hardenbergia violacea
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2018, 09:36:08 PM »
I took a photo of my white Hardenbergia yesterday and also had a problem getting the flowers in focus.  Not the first time I have had this problem and I know a "bad workman always blames his tools" but I put it down to using a very amateur camera. I presume it is the same species, though how you tell the Hardenbergia species apart I don't know. I wonder how the flowers will fare with their current thick blanket of snow and the way below 0°C temperatures predicted for tonight and tomorrow night?
I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.

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Re: A purple-flowered climber ID'd by John J as Hardenbergia violacea
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2018, 09:25:57 AM »
John: Melina Daff says thanks very much. And David - good luck with your snow and ice! Alessandra Vinciguerra posted a video of it snowing even among the subtropical plants in La Mortella on Ischia, which you can see by clicking here
Alisdair Aird
Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society