Well, if it's a plant Dan Hinkley collected, it's something you've never heard of in the past. New from Monrovia's Dan Hinkley Collection for 2011 is the
Ritak Sausage Vine (Holboellia latifolia 'Ritak')
If you're zone 6-10, you're lucky, as it's another evergreen vine. (Could work in the mid-Atlantic and on up north in coastal regions). Its flowers appear late March to May, and they have a cinnamon scent. Length to 25 feet. Prefers part to full shade -- another great plus. From Northeastern Nepal.
Cathedral Gem Sausage Vine
(Holboellia coriacea 'Cathedral Gem')
Similar to its cousin above, this vine thrives in the same zone, same cultural conditions. It has glossy, trifoliate leaves with white, strongly scented flowers in late winter to early spring. Later on, sausage-shaped fruits appear, lavender to pink shades, for another round of appeal. Also to 25 feet long. Found on the wall of Winchester Cathedral in the UK.
And the third and last find from Hinkley
Mountain Pepper (Drimys lanceolata)
You need to live in southern regions for this plant (zones 9-10), unless you like to fuss with bringing plants indoors for winter. A lovely, large evergreen shrub that grows 10-15' tall and 10' wide. It has cream-green blossoms with a nice aroma and shiny black fruit in autumn. Young stems are red, and the shrub is said to make a spectacular, stand-alone specimen or a magnificent hedge. Prefers full sun to part shade. Again, makes me wish sometimes I lived in the south.
(Photos: Monrovia)
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