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Sandpaper vine

Petrea volubillis

Description:

Ornamental vine to 35 ft. Stiff, elliptical leaves are very rough surfaced. Five-parted, starlike flowers are clustered in lilac like cascades. Dark purple petals last only a day or two, but the pale lavender sepals are long-lived.

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joanbstanley
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joanbstanley

Frederiksted, Virgin Islands of the United States, USA

Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012

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