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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Is for all intents and purposes "leafless", will occasionally grow small leaves, but they drop off soon after emerging. Stems are the main organ for photosynthesis.
Fruit: Other: "Fruit bodies (follicles) are rarely produced and are usually green, sometimes speckled purplish"
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Pollinators: Other: pollinators must be able to crawl inside the tubular flowers
Flies
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets

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Common names
  • Taper Vine
  • Bushman's Pipe
  • Boesmanspyp
  • Mete

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-10-05
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06

Date: 2006-03-12
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan

Date: 2006-03-12
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan

Photo Courtesy of Cape Seed and Bulb
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Photo courtesy of Kevin Morykwas, Steve's Leaves, Inc.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Morykwas, Steve's Leaves, Inc.

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