Persian Carpet Flower Plant

The remarkable flower is at times described as the persian carpet flower.

Persian carpet flower plant. Long purple hairs are present at the border of the brim of the outer corolla lobes. It has gained a reputation as a particularly difficult plant to keep alive because of its very specific growing needs with much light and relatively high above 60 f 15 c winter temperatures. It is a warm weather plant that prefers partial shade and well drained soils. Magnoliophyta flowering plants class.

Require much light and relatively high winter temperatures. Edithcolea is a monotypic genus with a single species edithcolea grandis persian carpet flower. It is native to africa and to the arabian peninsula. The flowers are 3 inches in diameter and bloom from early spring to late summer with brown spots.

The carrion like smell of the flowers attracts flies and other insects for pollination. The genus is named after edith cole 1859 1940. Persian carpet flower is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental in desert gardens worldwide. It has a high tolerance for heat and drought.

The persian carpet flower edithcolea grandis is a perennial evergreen. Asclepiadaceae milkweed family genus. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about ceropegia species persian carpet flower ceropegia sordida supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden.

Persian carpet flower species.