Spanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine (Ipomoea lobata)

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Cactus_Joe Vancouver, Canada Jan 09, 2003

Against the blue sky.

Common name: Spanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species lobata

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/1317/

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skooby Connellsville, PA(Zone 5a) Nov 10, 2003

I have seen this vine on allot of other sites & I was just wondering if hummingbirds visit this vine??

SKooby

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Nov 11, 2003

Great shot Cactus. I love this vine. Skooby, I havent seen any hummers on mine yet.

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skooby Connellsville, PA(Zone 5a) Nov 13, 2003

Besides being beautiful in it's own right, I bet the flowers would be stunning in cut flower arrangements. What do you think? Have you ever cut some & brought them in the house??

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Nov 13, 2003

I have not, but you are probably right. This is a spectacular bloom that is still going strong here in the middle of November.

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skooby Connellsville, PA(Zone 5a) Nov 20, 2003

Wanna trade me some seeds??? Hehe!!

Skooby

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Nov 20, 2003

The seeds are developing on the vine now. Should have enough to trade!

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Cactus_Joe Vancouver, Canada Nov 25, 2003

I don't have much success with seeds. The frost and below freezing temperatures set in before they ripen sufficiently. This year, I have grown an extra plant in a container. It has been in my garage for the past month and a few seed pods are looking promising.

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GRANMOUSE San Angelo, TX Feb 25, 2004

rylaff;

Would love to have some seeds. I have lots of seeds of various plants. Hundreds of Butterfly Vine. Please e-mail
at lottamouse@aol.com Thanks, Granmouse

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Feb 25, 2004

Sadly enough. Frost set in before seeds were ripe. This year I am starting them inside early so that I will have seeds. (I hope)

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skooby Connellsville, PA(Zone 5a) Feb 25, 2004

I'm sorry to hear that Mr. Frost got ya. I had a friend send me some cuttings plus a ton of seeds so I am all set. The cuttings are doing wonderful & I plan on starting some seeds of them this week. Thank you for offering!!

Skooby

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 26, 2004

I'm stunned by the richness of the colour. Mine is dull coloured (as in pic in the plantlink above). Why could it be?

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