Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Nov 11, 2002

Common name: Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species quamoclit

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/93/

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eloopj Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) Dec 18, 2002

Great photo! When does this vine start blooming for you?

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 18, 2002

Thanks eloopj. This vine is on a neighbors grove fence and I think it started blooming around April or May. It was going to seed in late October when these pictures were taken.

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njoynit Woodville, TX Jan 02, 2003

when the ground temp stays above 70 it will start blooming.I started mine last year in april and was blooming middle of may.I didn't get many seeds but loved the blooms.is in the MG family.you should see"ipomea coccinea" also known as red star mg.

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Moda127 Morristown, NJ(Zone 6a) Jan 15, 2003

Beautiful Picture!!!
I just started my seeds for this one,
I am getting stir crazy with the winter weather.
any tips for this vine? I soaked my seeds for a
day and just planted them in those peat pod things.
Keeping them covered lightly with plastice and moist.

THanks

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Jan 15, 2003

Thanks Moda! Hopefully someone that grows from seed will come by to answer your questions. This plant grows wild around here. It sure is a pretty site along our road in the summer! We're having colder than normal temps and even though we still have some flowers I am *so* ready for Spring again!!

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plantsdirect Old Town (Gainesvill, FL(Zone 8a) Jan 15, 2003

This vine is completely covering my back yard here it is a weed where I am. It overtook all my potted plants repeatedly!!! ARGH I will probably have tons of seed, if they've set before I sell my house since I have about a half acre of the daggum things!!! Be careful with them in florida!

Katrina

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Jan 15, 2003

LOL Katrina, that's why I admire it as I drive by!! I'm afraid I may end up with it anyway, my neighbor had some show up on one of her fences this past summer...

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plantsdirect Old Town (Gainesvill, FL(Zone 8a) Jan 15, 2003

Mine and all my neighbors fences and yards, they are like a ground cover and then anything taller than ground level i.e. my pretty flowers!!! They climb up and strangle. We get them all over here at the nursery I work at too, and people always wanna buy em if only they knew hahah! We actually had some choke out big 30 gallon trees this past year!

Katrina

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suevargas Montague, MI Mar 01, 2004

Hi!
This is a great photo! Would you have a high resolution image you would be willing to sell for plant label use? Please let me know.
Sue Vargas

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Mar 05, 2004

Hi Sue, I'm sending you an email...

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