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Hiptage benghalensis, Hyptage bengalensis
Family: Malpighiaceae
Hiptage, Helicopter Flower
Origin: SE Asia
vine or creeper large shrub 5-10 ft full sun semi-shade regular water white/off-white flowers yellow/orange flowers pink flowers fragrant ethnomedical attracts butterflies, hummingbirds incuded in CD catalog
A woody climbing shrub with clusters of pink to white and yellow fragrant flowers and 3-winged, helicopter-like fruits. Flowers have very interesting shape and look like a decorative accessory, with fluffy-toothed edges. The fragrance is very strong and pleasant, resembles fruity perfume. Leaves are narrow and drooping. This plant can be trimmed as a bush, and can be grown in container, too. Used medicinally in India. Make sure to provide lots of light for profuse blooming.
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Hiptage benghalensis, Hyptage bengalensis, Hiptage, Helicopter Flower

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Name:Keith
Email:ktliow@aol.com
Location:Phoenix, Arizona
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Zone:9a
14 Apr 2007, 7:27 PM

I bought a 1 gallon hiptage in fall 06 and planted it here in Phoenix. It did great that winter and then the following summer once it was in the ground, though it did need regular deep watering. It died down to the roots during our Jan 07 freeze. I decided to pull up the trunk in March only to find it had resprouted at the base. My bad. I tried to save it, but I ripped up the roots pretty good, so it didn't make it. I had to order another one it was so nice.

Pretty fast growing, with tough leaves and very fragrant nickel-sized flowers. You have to get pretty close to smell them here in the low humidity, but they are worth stepping up to. Not overly showy, but the triangular seed clusters are neat.

Its growth habit is more shrubby than vining, kind of like the pink powder puff calliandra, or like a combretum.

The 3 gallon size plant I ordered this spring arrived in great condition (this plant seems to travel pretty well) and had new growth, flowers, and seed heads.

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2559 Hiptage benghalensis
Helicopter Flower. A woody climbing shrub with clusters of pink to white and yellow fragrant flowers and 3-winged, helicopter-like fruits. Flowers have very interesting shape and look like a decorative accessory, with fluffy-toothed edges. The fragrance is very strong and pleasant, resembles fruity perfume. Used medicinally in India. Blooms profusely from January through March!

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3404 Hiptage benghalensis - seeds
Hiptage. A woody climbing shrub with clusters of pink to white and yellow fragrant flowers and 3-winged, helicopter-like fruits. Flowers have very interesting shape and look like a decorative accessory, with fluffy-toothed edges. The fragrance is very strong and pleasant, resembles fruity perfume. Used medicinally in India. Blooms profusely from January through March!
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