Matelea congestiflora Size:10-inch Pot taller than the foliage

taller than the foliage

Smaller than most other former Streptocalyx

undulating foliage with tangerine

Found near Rio Grande

The inflorescence is held erect above the foliage and is a stout rachis with four or five upright branches

Matelea congestiflora Size:10-inch Pot taller than the foliageWe are especially proud of this plant, a species we are responsible for introducing to cultivation. A milkweed native to Venezuela, it forms a massive caudex, and produces a deciduous vine with deep green oblong leaves and clusters of small greenish flowers. The caudex grows fat and interesting, with tan bark. We first found this plant growing in rocky soil at the base of cliffs on the old road to Puerto Cabello in Carabobo State where it was often