Ah, this interesting Silky Afgekia vine was bought by me a few months ago from a local nursery World Farm.The new leaves are silverish and as it gradually expands, the upperside becomes green while the underside remains silverish. The leaves have a felt-like texture to the touch.
When it was left to grow in the pot, it didn't perform so well. The growth was straggly and unimpressive. But when I planted in out in the ground at HortPark's Car Park Garden, there was a tremendous spurt in its growth. Unlike the numerous climbers I planted, this one took only about 2 months to cover the entire trellis in dense foliage.
Then it started flowering at the top of the trellis. You can see there are numerous buds on the plant, but because of the height, I only managed to capture this photo on 7 Dec 09 showing a whole inflorescence of small lilac flowers borne on a panicle.
