Triostemon (Caprifoliaceae)

pinnatifidum

The herbaceous members of the honeysuckle family are more intriguing that beautiful, although the foliage display on this species, that has become very rare in the wild, has a lot to commend it. Originating from northern China and Japan where it is found growing in open scrub, where it forms small clumps of short stems with opposite pairs of deeply pinnately lobed leaves terminating in clusters of fleshy large white fruit a result of the small yellowish insignificant flowers borne through the summer months for us. Best grown in a fertile soil with some moisture retention in good light.