Tripterygium Regelii seed
LATIN NAME: Tripterygium regelii
COMMON NAME: Thunder God Vine
The thunder god vine scrolls the twining stems up the tall supports, the toothed leaves and the small, white flowers along the way, and the whole plant carries the fine, dense look of the shaded woodland edge. The hardy, deciduous, twining shrub carries the large, toothed, oval leaves along the slender, twining stems, and the small, white, five-petalled flowers in the large, branched, terminal panicles through the early summer, one of the dense, quiet sights of the shaded woodland edge, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, three-winged, reddish capsules. The three-winged capsules have a very long record as the fine, curious shrubs of the cool gardens, and the plant is a historic presence of the shaded woodland edge. It is a plant of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The thunder god vine is a historic subject of the plant science, and the three-winged capsules keep showing up in the work on the twining shrubs. The way the small, white, five-petalled flowers form in the large, branched, terminal panicles has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the twining shrubs, the toothed leaves and the members of the staff-tree family. The three-winged capsules and the dense habit have also made it a fine study shrub, and the thunder god vine is a regular subject of the work on the three-winged capsules of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The thunder god vine is a dense, useful plant of the shaded woodland edge and the study collection. The large, toothed, oval leaves along the slender, twining stems carry the dense look of the shaded woodland edge, one of the dense, quiet sights of the shaded woodland edge, drawing the bees, and the three-winged capsules have a very long record as the fine, curious shrubs of the cool gardens, the strong, slender stems coming to the light weaving and the steady craft of the old lands, while the small, white, five-petalled flowers in the large, branched, terminal panicles open through the early summer, to be followed by the small, three-winged, reddish capsules. It is one of the fine choices for the shaded woodland edge, the tall screen and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the scientific papers for the three-winged capsules and the very long history. It is a dense, useful plant of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
The thunder god vine seeds like a leafy, gritty mix in a shaded, cool place with steady moisture. The young vines are slow but reliable, and they appreciate the deep, rich ground of the woodland border.
To grow the thunder god vine from seed, sow the small, winged seeds over the surface of the shallow tray of leafy, gritty soil, water gently, then keep the tray in a shaded, cool spot. The seedlings push through within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the shade and the deep, rich, moist ground, the white panicles will hang over the years.