Argyreia pierreana seed
LATIN NAME: Argyreia pierreana
COMMON NAME: Argyreia
Argyreia is the bold, twining climber of the warm Asian woodlands, a fine, generous vine of the sheltered wall and the sunny fence. The strong, twining stems carry the broad, heart-shaped leaves with the silvery sheen on the undersides, and the large, funnel-shaped, pink to purple flowers open in the loose clusters through the warm season. The vine is one of the fine, quick cover plants of the warm regions, and the silvery-backed leaves give it a quiet, changeable beauty in the breeze. It is a vine of the warm, sheltered, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Plant scientists have looked at the argyreia for the broad, heart-shaped leaves with the silvery sheen and the large, funnel-shaped flowers. The way the vine climbs fast and covers the warm walls and the fences has been studied closely, and it keeps showing up in the work on the climbing plants, the cover plants and the vines of the warm woodlands. The silvery-backed leaves and the loose clusters of the pink to purple flowers have also made it a fine garden vine, and the argyreia is a regular subject of the studies of the morning glory family and the climbers of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The argyreia is a fine workhorse of the warm garden and the wider world. The large, funnel-shaped flowers open in the loose clusters through the warm season, and the broad, heart-shaped leaves with the silvery sheen give the vine a fine, changeable beauty in the breeze. The strong, twining stems cover the sheltered wall, the sunny fence and the pergola with a generous, quick screen of green, and the flowers draw the bees and the hummingbirds of the warm regions. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for the silvery-backed leaves and the bold, funnel-shaped flowers, and it is a fine, generous vine of the warm, sheltered, well-drained garden.
Argyreia is one of the fine, quick cover vines of the warm regions, and the strong, twining stems cover the sheltered wall, the sunny fence and the pergola with a generous screen of green. The broad, heart-shaped leaves with the silvery sheen on the undersides give the vine a quiet, changeable beauty in the breeze.
To grow the argyreia from seed, nick the hard, dark seeds with a file and soak them in warm water overnight, then sow them at a shallow depth in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on fast. With the sun, the shelter and the well-drained ground, the silvery-leaved vine will climb through the season.