I’ll explain why I’m interested in this climber but to do that I’ll have to talk a little bit about Gaoligongshan.
Botanist’s are fascinated with the Gaoligongshan valley because tropical plants are able to exist there even though it is well out of the tropics, the reason for this is the influence of the monsoon rains and heat being driven up the Gaoligongshan valley from India, the monsoon is mainly through the summer months and the plants have also had to adapt to the cold at different degrees.
They say if you travel up the side of the valley you can visit all four seasons in one day from sub-tropical and alpine and eventually up to snow capped mountains.
The climber is growing amongst alpine plants and sub-tropical plants, you can see the climber growing up Rhododendrons a plant you would normally associate with alpine regions.
I’m not deluding my self into thinking this climber would be hardy for me but if it’s as hardy as say Philodendron selloum –3c that would be great.
So far it looks like its one of two possibilities Epipremnum pinnatum or Raphidophora decursiva?
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Thanks,
Tony