Mysterious Vining Flower
October 17th, 2008 | By: Jamie Jamison AdamsAsk the Expert: An annual flower
I grow a twining plant, an annual, the has a very thin stem, with soft feathery leaves shaped like individual pine needles, and very small magenta star shaped flowers. The seeds are small and individual with each flower, black and about the size of coursely ground pepper. I saw it at the Missouri Botanical garden, but it was mislabled as penta lanceolata. The plant grows up to 15 feet up the side of the greenhouse, and reseeds readily. Gail
Cardinal Climber Vine
Picture comes from the Missouri Plant website.
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October 17th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Gail,
Take a look at the photo above. Does this look like your plant? If it does it is an Ipomoea quamoclit sometimes Cardinal Climber.
October 17th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Thanks. That is the right one. I have also found it to be called cypress vine, and Latin Ipomoea quamoclit as you stated. I think I like cardinal climber vine better. Gail
June 17th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
This is also commonly called "Hummingbird Vine". We were given 2 of them several years ago. Now the offspring from those 2 have been distributed to family and friends in several different states.
June 17th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I forgot that it was called Hummingbird Vine and cypress vine. Thanks.