Ugandan mysteries

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by curioustraveller, Sep 22, 2013.

  1. curioustraveller

    curioustraveller Active Member 10 Years

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    I found these on my land and no one (of the locals) seems to know what they are. The first two are from a tree, the next two a field plant. The area they are in is relatively high elevation as this is the "mountains". The land is very fertile (coffee growing) with a mix of areas of black dirt, sandy soil and fine red powder that turns to slimy mud in the rain.
     

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    Tyrlych Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    1 - Callistemon ?viminalis
    2 - Leonotis sp.
     
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    curioustraveller Active Member 10 Years

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    Thanks! That is indeed what they are. Now I remember seeing the Bottlebrush tree is bloom.
     
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    I agree, Callistemon viminalis

    And the other looks like Leonotis nepetifolia, which has more globular flower clusters than L. leonurus, with more numerous flowers.
     
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    curioustraveller Active Member 10 Years

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    Does anyone know if Leonotis can be safely grown in Canada?
     
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    Tropical plants won't have much danger of invasiveness in zone 3.
     
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    curioustraveller Active Member 10 Years

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    Oh. Good point :-)
     
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    curioustraveller Active Member 10 Years

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    Hmmmm... did not know this. Now I really want it :-)

    That is actually very interesting. I will have to question the villagers a little more closely when I am back. Nobody mentioned medicinal uses of any kind, but the language barrier may have prevented that. Although there is usually reference made, very quickly, to psychotropic effects of plants (lots of signs and gestures are universally understood). If they don't know, I won't tell!!
     
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    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    This plant was grown as a summer planting in the pots at the entrance to the Botanical Garden a few years back. Our summers are generally kind of cool for it, but it bloomed nicely for the warmest period of the summer. Not sure what would be needed to keep the plant over winter in Edmonton. I grew it for a while, years back when I lived in Seattle--kept as a house plant, but outdoors in summer.
     
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    curioustraveller Active Member 10 Years

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    If nothing else, I could try growing it from seed each year. When I go back I will collect some seeds and if I can get them through customs, I will plant them next year and let everyone know how they work out. Not right after smoking the flowers... :-)
     

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