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I planted this several years ago and it did take over my fence, but it didn't come back after it died back in winter. Was disappointed an...Read More
A beautiful terrible mistake. This is a great plant to look at but it is terribly invasive. It spreads everywhere. It took me three year...Read More
DO NOT PUT THIS PLANT ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR YARD OR GARDEN! I am in North Carolina, zone 7. This thing is highly invasive. I made the mis...Read More
After dealing with a Trumpet Vine for the last 18 years, no vining plants for me ever again. Someone planted Trumpet Vines probably 40 ye...Read More
Incredibly invasive. My cousin gave me a small seedling about 10 years ago. The first summer I loved it. Super easy to grow and full ...Read More
Have to go negative on this plant. Despite the light airy foliage and it's being a favorite nectar source for migrating hummingbirds, it'...Read More
I would like to plant indoors. Is this possible with Cypress Vine? Would I have to keep replanting every year or can u keep it growing ye...Read More
I have only grown this plant for one season, so I don't know as of yet how well it may reseed itself here in Central Oklahoma or how inva...Read More
Sorry but I have a lot to write about this plant. I like it. I found this vine growing in an abandoned old site in Central Florida along ...Read More
The Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit ) did not grow as robustly as Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea sloteri) for me. It took a long time to get a...Read More
A quick scan of observations seems to suggest that if you live in hot climes with long growing seasons -- e.g. TX, GA, TN, MS -- your Cyp...Read More
When I first grew Cypress Vine, it tried to crush my privet hedge! After yanking it out of the hedge and watching carefully for the littl...Read More
Once allowed to seed, this is one of the most invasive plants on earth, taking over gardens both flower and vegetable, destroying establi...Read More
I have to start it every year in Jiffy pots, whether I am using store bought seed or seed from last year's vines. Letting the seeds fall ...Read More
Self-seeds very freely. Looks especially nice grown with Clematis. Blooms August-September in my garden.
I planted the hummingbird vine 3 years ago. The foliage grows decently, but does not flower. I believe my variety is called the Trumpet...Read More
I love this vine. My brother in Texas gave me about 10 seeds about 10 years ago. I have it coming up the banister on my deck every year a...Read More
I planted this vine in jeffy pots from seed that I got from Parks Seed Co. I used the jeffy seed starter soil. The plants took off like...Read More
I've had this vine in red for years and it has not been invasive at all. Here in TN its a perennial and stays in its same spot every yea...Read More
I'm growing this in a container on my 2nd floor front porch in the Boston MA area. I love the foliage and the flowers. I think the combi...Read More
I first saw this plant about 12 years ago, growing outside of Lake Charles, LA. Its light and feathery foliage is a beautiful thing. I ...Read More
Conflicting opinions between my husband and I. He HATES this very invasive vine and I absolutely love it! The flowers and vine itself are...Read More
I bought this vine and planted it on a series of arches with grape and honeysuckle. It reseeded the second year and the third year took ...Read More
I'm growing this vine for the first time this year, got a late start but it's already blooming like crazy. I realize it is invasive, but...Read More
This is the prettiest most invasive vine I have ever seen .About ten years ago I saw this vine with its red blossoms gracefully growing a...Read More
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My friends have these plants in her house, growing from the seeds he take from the wild. She has succesfull and g...Read More
I thought having 1 or 2 of these around the fence would be pretty...I love the delicate look, and the bright flowers. HOWEVER, after onl...Read More
Most invasive plant on the planet here--worst thing in the world to eradicate--and that's saying a lot when you also contend with nutgras...Read More
up here in zone 6 this plant thrives in just about any soil, i dont find it invasive but its probley because our cold winters keep it in ...Read More
Loved the delicate fern-like foilage on this vine...not to mention the splashes of deep red. Hoping it will have reseeded on its own but...Read More
Pros :
Amazingly red flowers in the summer.
Easy to grow if you water it often.
Climbs more than ten feet high. ...Read More
Pretty yes, but very, very invasive in south Texas. Once you plant it, you have it for life. And even if you don't plant it, you will f...Read More
I tried transplanting this plant from my Mom and Dad's house several times - then I just dug up a bunch of dirt that I knew it had seeded...Read More
I live in northeast missouri, and i planted my cypress by seed in spring, about may 1st. it is now already august 16th and i still have n...Read More
I have what looks to be this same plant only the leaves are different. The leaves on mine are not "frilly" or "lacey". I grow it on the r...Read More
This is a very beautiful vine. The foliage alone is amazing, very light and feather. The flowers are quite gorgeous, too. The main issue ...Read More
A friend sent me seeds from Il. It's not real vigoris as I believe the nights are too cool for it to really thrive. Here it is Aug and no...Read More
I love this vine- I love the delicate fern-like leaves, I love that they flower, and I love them even more because they are overtaking th...Read More
This vine grows well in this area. At least, it does for my favorite "Aunt-in-law". Hers is grown in pots planted on either side of a t...Read More
A close friend gave me the red variety of Cypress Vine and yes, she's still a good friend! I may reconsider in a few years once it gets R...Read More
Cupid's Flower is another common name for this flower
Starts pretty fast from seed. Likes organicly rich soil. Fertalize often with a bloom booster fertalizer. Grows pretty fast, foliage and ...Read More
I bought my seed from Ferry Morse which had the correct picture on the front, but named it Cardinal Climber Vine. This is my first year ...Read More
I never planted this vine, and for several years I kept seeing it pop up all over the place; in fields, along roadsides, in masses along ...Read More
Fast growing vine with masses of Crimson flowers. Ideal for Xeriscaping - thrives even when neglected.
If I had a nickel for every time this plant was mixed up
with Cardinal Climber. Sigh.
Cypress Vine has a light and ...Read More
I love this vine. All the birds, bees, and butterflies love it. My husband says it is out of control.
A 'volunteer' has recently sprouted (2 weeks) in a planter. It is only 20 inches long, and is already in flower! I haven't even seen any ...Read More
One of the easiest I've ever grown, but then it has a mind of it's own once established. I only plant about 3 seeds at a time, because I...Read More
I found a mixed package of seeds in my drawer, planted them near my porch and up pops this vine. I never knew what it was til now. It ha...Read More
Way too invasive for me, it wraps and chokes and meanders it's way all through a garden bed, making it a nightmare to catch when weeding....Read More
While the flowers are pretty, here in central Florida the vine is too invasive and fast growing to keep in the garden. It tends to cover...Read More
A very invasive, difficult to rid of vine, but it makes up for everything due to its appearence.
Beautiful vine that the Hummers/Butterflies adore.Can be invasive if not kept up. Birds scatter seeds. Too much of the wrong fertilizer w...Read More
I've never had much success with this plant flower wise. Yes it does have flowers on it but never alot and I never see them open, they're...Read More
Love, love, love this vine, yes it goes everywhere, but it doesn't kill or choke anything and it's so fringy and lacy and delicate. I nev...Read More
Invasive, but easy to pull out. It has a puny root system as a seedling, unlike wild Morning Glory or Peppervine. The feathery foliage is...Read More
I LOVE this vine! A lot of my attraction to a particular plant is its history. I got my first "hummingbird vine" from my now 96 year old...Read More
I have the same problem, Purplepetunia. The seedlings come up everywhere. I pot some up for people who ask for them, but warn them that...Read More
before I heard of this plant, I bought two small vines from a gardener at the flea market. Now I can't get rid of them. After three yea...Read More
We attained some seeds from this plant that a friend of ours had. It grow so quickly, and the foliage is so beautiful and delicate. The f...Read More
I take pride in seeing this beautiful Hummingbird Vine. It grows extremely well in Zone 8. It attracts a variety of butterflies and hum...Read More
I ordered a "Hummingbird Vine" from a catalogue and received a small plant. This was three years ago and the first year it barely grew, a...Read More
About six years ago I saw this plant growing in wine barrel planters (without irrigation) in Seaside, Florida (U.S.) and I was intrigued!...Read More
If you love growing vines, then this is the ideal vine for growing on trellises, arbors or fences. It even can be trained to climb up a s...Read More
I received this plant from an uncle in central Kentucky. I have been thrilled and amazed by it and its survival instinct, even this far n...Read More
Very pretty, but super invasive here.
There continues to be confusion between "Cypress Vine" and "Cardinal Climber" (see the database entry for this). The blooms are quite si...Read More
This little vine grows readily in northcentral Florida (zone 8b) and will self-seed readily, but has not become invasive so far. Not as ...Read More
Saw this one last year on a fence and it was stunning! So when I saw seeds this year I bought some and I planted them...wow! They are gre...Read More
Although it has gorgeous flowers and interesting pinnate-lobate leaves, it´s listed as invasive in Brazil. The one I took the picture ha...Read More
I have had this plant for several years and since it has never bloomed I tried to kill it and it will NOT go away.
I planted seeds in a pot and added a trellis. The plants seemed to grow inches by the day. The hummers loved them. I live in West Texas a...Read More
I ordered a package of cypress vine seeds expecting it to look like the pictures above, but what's growing looks like Cardinal Climber (s...Read More
This vine was fantastic last year on my fences. I saved hundreds of seeds, put them in a film canister, and I'm ready to plant them on m...Read More
Here in Hardeeville, South Carolina, in the Low Country, I never saw this plant until two years after hurricane "Hugo" in September, 1989...Read More
Living in northern California, I had never seen this species and tried it from seed. Our spring was cold and summer not much better, but ...Read More
Maybe it's because I've never had success trying to raise this plant from seed, but I'm not crazy about it - if you ever do get it establ...Read More
This makes a nice plant to cover an ugly fence, dead tree, or other eye-sore in a naturalized, out of the way area. That way it is allow...Read More
I am in Zone 8b, in Charleston South Carolina (U.S.) and this plant volunteered in my garden. At first he was a very nice guest, but by t...Read More
I stopped at a roadside greenhouse and marveled at the delicate, lacy vine with the bright red flowers. When I found out from the owner ...Read More
Easy to grow, this vigorous 12 to 25' vine is simply covered with 3/4" blooms for 3 to 4 months! It's lacy, fernlike foliage is quite ele...Read More