Plants for a Plant Zoo: Cardinal Vine (Ipomoea multifida)
Karen If you like dainty red flowers on a lacy, fern-like vine, you will love cardinal vine. But watch out; if you plant it in a spot that it likes you…
Garden Journal: August 29, 2010
Sunny skies, high temperatures without humidity, and less rain have made gardening this week a pleasure. The soil has dried considerably and the fungi that have plagued the lawn are…
Garden Journal: July 18, 2010
For weeks I complained about the lack of rain and finally it rained; now I am complaining about too much rain. The soil is soupy, there is standing water in…
Garden Journal: June 6, 2010
Many hot and sunny days have pushed the plants to grow and flower but some are looking floppier than in other years. This was a productive week of work as…
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…