Titanotrichum oldhamii Carnivorous plants with 18" long flower spikes

with 18" long flower spikes

The acidic soil must be well-drained

and heaviest-fruiting selection we have seen

but the most common is a green leaf with a wide central stripe of silver

Omeo gum is a striking conversation piece for any garden with enough growth for years of flower arranging

Titanotrichum oldhamii Carnivorous plants with 18" long flower spikesTitanotrichum oldhamii is an amazingly hardy African violet relative, originally shared in 2002 by our friend, Georgia gardener Ozzie Johnson. After growing this Asian gesneriad in the garden, it was great to finally see it growing wild in Taiwan in 2008, where it clung to nearly vertical rock cliffs. The fuzzy basal leaves make a nice small clump to 12" wide which, in September and October, is topped with 1' spikes of dramatic, golden yellow bells