Amphilophium Species, Vanilla Trumpet Vine

I've had this growing for five years Part of the vine is in half day sun, the rest in full sun. The vine is green all year and has grow...Read Moren to about 30 ft. However, it rarely blooms, and only a few blooms at a time. It was already about 5 feet high when I bought it and came from a reputable nursery. I'm going to give it another year and then yank it out if it doesn't bloom.

This vine does perform surprisingly well in chilly San Francisco; the 'Vanilla' form from San Marcos Growers has been a delight, even in ...Read Morepartial shade.
Recent taxonomic revision has merged the old genus Distictus into Amphilophium, so this is now Amphilophium laxiflorum (DC) L.G. Lohmann