cypress vine
Ipomoea quamoclit
MBG Plant of Merit 2006
USDA zones11 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 15 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) is an annual climber for pollinator gardens and low maintenance color. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Red flowers open on fast-growing green vines, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit them. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Cup and saucer vine, California Giants zinnia, and Luscious Berry Blend lantana.
Native range
Tropical Americas.