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Chinese Violet, Fragrant Telosma, Tonkin Creeper

Scientific Name: Telosma cordata (Burm. f.) Merr.
Synonym: Asclepias cordata, Cynanchum odoratissimum, Oxystelma ovatum, Pergularia minor, Pergularia odoratissima, Telosma minor, Telosma odoratissima
Family: Apocynaceae

Telosma odoratissima, in Andrews, The Botanist's Repository (as Pergularia odoratissima)

Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 10b-12

Sun Exposure: Full sun to part sun

Origin: India, China, Indo-China

Growth Habits: Evergreen woody twiner vine, 10 to 20 feet tall (3-6 m); opposite heart shaped leaves with long petioles

Watering Needs: Moderate water

Propagation: Cuttings

Blooming Habits:
Strongly scented cream to yellow to orange flowers with greenish center and throat. The flower buds are edible.

Fruiting Habits:
4 to 6 inches long seed pods (10-15 cm)

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