Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Questions about Mexican Flame Vine, 1 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
They are an annual for me here in north Texas so I take cuttings right before our first freeze comes, root them inside in water and I'm ready for the next season.

Mine are usually late bloomers also. This last year I bought a plant that had been overwintered and had a bigger root system and it bloomed a little earlier, so that made me wonder about the temperature. Becky's has got a good root system tho...?? I would love mine to get that big! I would never consider it aggressive here.

I've never had one come up from any seed either. I'm not sure I've ever seen the seed tho! I see what looks like it would be seeds, but no sign of what resembles a seed to me. I've always thought maybe it was because they bloomed late then went thru a cold or wet spell and that made mush out of the flower heads so they didn't produce good seed. This year that didn't happen and still nothing different as far as seeds or pods. They could just be very hard to germinate.

So basically, YES take cuttings and start yourself a new plant each year. It's worth it!