It's my neighbors and my baby sulcata keeps trying to get at it. Is it safe?
Last edited by a moderator:
Please help I.D. this vine
- Thread starter kewp
- Start date
Is it some kind of honeysuckle? Google image search …
It does kinda resemble that, especially the purple flowers. Is honeysuckle safe?
I can't remember off hand. Seems some parts are poisonous. Maybe the seeds? But I forget. I'll get back to you later with better resource information.
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2012
- Messages
- 2,226
I think it's the honeysuckle berries that are unsafe. Could this be trumpet vine?
I don't think it's trumpet. Google shows a flat inside of the flower and these have two little things sticking out. Sorry for the lack of technical terms. I know nothing about gardening. I'm in Southern California if it helps and this thing grows like crazy up onto my second story deck. Here are some better pics of the flowers.
Last edited by a moderator:
I did see that if is indeed honeysuckle, it is on the ok list according to a post on these forums...
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2012
- Messages
- 2,226
Not a honeysuckle I'm familiar with.
The orange flower looks like a cape honeysuckle. The flowers are okay to feed in moderation as a treat. The berries are not.
You've got two different plants there, one with lavender flowers and the other with orange/red flowers. I think the orange one is a type of honeysuckle, but I don't recognise the other...could it be Centrosema virginianum?
Could the purple one be a clematis?
When you have some possible names check www.thetortoisetable.org.uk to see if correct and safe although you may not find some US plants.
When you have some possible names check www.thetortoisetable.org.uk to see if correct and safe although you may not find some US plants.
I agree the orange one is "cape honeysuckle" - Tecomeria capensis. It is safe.
The other one I am not sure about but it may be a Vigna or a Clitoria ( not kidding ) - probably best avoided.
The other one I am not sure about but it may be a Vigna or a Clitoria ( not kidding ) - probably best avoided.
lol
Well, I don't care if that's really the plant or not. It will forever be known as Vigna and Clitoria to me.
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2013
- Messages
- 14
The second is corkscrew vine not sure if it's safe to eat or not
We have a winner! I did a Google image search for "corkscrew vine" and it certainly does look like that to me:
"The species is named caracalla, a corruption of the Portuguese caracol, meaning snail.This perennia vine (when grown in a climate without frost) has fragrant flowers said to be reminiscent of hyacinths – with a distinctive curled shape, giving rise to the common names corkscrew vine, snail vine, snail creeper, or snail bean."
A further search lets us know that some parts of the plant may be poisonous, some parts edible.
Thanks everyone. Corkscrew vine is certainly less exciting, but it is good to know what it is.
