Plants for a Plant Zoo: Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata)
Karen Hog peanut is an unusual vine because it has two kinds of flowers and two kinds of fruits. The upper flowers are produced in 2″ long clusters of 2-15 in…
Plant Profile: Moonflower (Ipomea alba)
m This perennial flowering vine is native to tropical and semi-tropical regions of the New World in South, Central, and North America. A member of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae)…
Weeds and Their Control: Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Common vetch is climbing annual vine brought to North American from southern Europe as a covercrop but has since escaped and become a troublesome weed in shrub and perennial beds…
Plant Profile: Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor)
Native to the New World tropics this tender perennial vine is a member of the Convolvulaceae family that also includes sweet potato, cypress vine, and dodder. The plant grows up…
Five Annual Vines that Attract Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds in the garden are special and if we want them to visit we can plant some annual vines that will entice them. The nice thing about vines is that…
Plant Profile: Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus/Dolichos lablab)
Vines are an excellent way of producing a lot vegetation in a small space because they can grow vertically and hyacinth bean is one of the best annual vines. True,…
Sweet Potato Vine ‘Margarita’ (Ipomoea batatas ‘Margarita’)
This plant is an all time treasure! The chartreuse color looks good with almost everything, it spreads quickly to fill in the space but is never weedy, and grows well…
Plant Profile: Five-Leaf Akebia (Akebia quinata)
When we moved to our new house in the winter of 2006 there was nothing but mud and one lone tree outside. The property had been an old tobacco farm…
Plant Profile: Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba)
We had a great need for a fast growing vine so planted moon vine. Wow, did it ever grow and then to our delight started producing saucer-sized fragrant white blooms.…
Plant Profile: Cardinal Vine ( Ipomoea × multifida)
Also called hearts and honey, this annual twinning vine is a hybrid of Ipomoea coccinea (scarlet morning glory) and I. quamoclit (cypress vine) and is a member of the morning…