| Description | A tropical evergreen vine with an oddly shaped flower. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (a-rus-toh-LOH-kee-uh)(jy-GAN-tee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Groundcovers and vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 10 |
| Sunlight | full to light shade |
| Moisture | evenly moist, higher humidity |
| Temperature | reported to tolerate temperatures down to the upper 20's F |
| Flowers | large pouches reaching up to a foot, burgundy velvet with a ivory vein network, a mild bad smell used to attract insects for pollination. |
| Leaves | heart shaped to broadly triangular |
| Stems | vine |
| Dimensions | A rapid growing evergreen vine reaching over 15 feet. |
| Propagation | Softwood cuttings or division in the fall. Seeds are difficult requiring 3 months of cold stratification or fresh seeds ripe in the autumn needs to be soaked in hand hot water for 24 hours. |
| Native Site | Panama |
| Notes & Reference | #62-Manual of Climbers and Wall Plants (J K Burras, Mark Griffiths) , Buena Creek Gardens, San Diago, Ca. |
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