Argyreia nervosa
Elephant Creeper · Hawaiian Baby Woodrose · Baby Wood-rose
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- lianaPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Forb/herb, VinePLANTS Database
- Native range
- Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, NepalGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Despite the name Hawaiian baby woodrose, it is native to the Indian subcontinent; it is often grown in Hawaii, where the climate suits it. Another name is elephant creeper. Wikipedia: Argyreia nervosa
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Low
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 10 days to germinate.
75% germination in 3–10 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials
No trials shared for this species yet.