Ipomoea quamoclit syn. Quamoclit pennata

Cypress Vine

This is a vigorous growing, self supporting plant with with heart-shaped leaves and trumpet shaped flowers that come in a variety of colours, red, blue, purple, white, pink and bi-colours, that open in the morning, usually, and close up at noon or shortly after. Each flower only opens once. They flower from early Summer through to the Autumn. Cypress vine blooms red, white, and pink. Star shaped blooms and the foliage is fern-like. Easy to grow. A favorite of gardeners, this annual is related to Morning Glories.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Cypress Vine

Latin name

Ipomoea quamoclit syn. Quamoclit pennata

type

Climber

family

Convolvulaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cypress Vine is 1.00meters x 2.00meters

1.00 M 2.00 M

Ipomoea quamoclit syn. Quamoclit pennata

Planting in Spring

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

For an encouraging start, Cypress vines need to be kept in a warm greenhouse/window sill /conservatory until all signs of frost have gone. Ipomea are delicate and don't like the cold, soak the seed overnight before sowing. Can be planted in greenhouse or conservatory.

Flowering season

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

Blooms will usually start the first of summer and continue until autumn. It will grow blooms that are white, bright red, or rose, and they are produced in mass! They stay opened all day

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