Morrenia odorata
Milk Weed Vine
Morrenia odorata is widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is a perennial vinr, leaves grow in pairs on stems, grey-green, slight fuzzy texture. New leaves on new growth heart-shaped to 5 inches, older vines pointy, broad base, smaller. Flowers greenish-white, small, five small petals, fragrance reminds some of vanilla. Fruit large seed pod. Blooms heavily in mid-spring. The blooms are small but have a lovely fragrance.
Contributed by @treefrog44
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Milk Weed Vine
Latin name
Morrenia odorata
type
Flowering climber
family
Apocynaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
8.00 M
Morrenia odorata
Morrenia odorata is widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is a perennial vinr, leaves grow in pairs on stems, grey-green, slight fuzzy texture. New leaves on new growth heart-shaped to 5 inches, older vines pointy, broad base, smaller. Flowers greenish-white, small, five small petals, fragrance reminds some of vanilla. Fruit large seed pod. Blooms heavily in mid-spring. The blooms are small but have a lovely fragrance.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Although these plants are hardy to -5C, they are best grown outdoors in tropical conditions, in light shade and planted in rich, moist but well drained soil. In cooler climates, they are best grown in containers, planted in a rich organic compost and kept in sun or brightly lit conditions where they should be kept most and offered winter protection from low temperatures.
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