General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: Trails and climbs 6 to 8 feet
Fruit: Other: 3/4 to 1 inch conical shaped 4-seeded capsule.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Other: Tropical species - blooms in winter months if grown in northern latitudes in greenhouse
Underground structures: Tuber
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds: Scarify only if germination doesn’t occur in 14 days
Pollinators: Self
Bumblebees
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-06-01
New leaf growth
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-10-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-11-19
First bloom on a 3 year old plant
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-10-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-05
Cotyledon color is slowly becoming green.
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-10-30
Will be blooming soon but when?
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-10-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-10-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-11-19
First bloom on a 3 year old plant 😻
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-10-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-11-19
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-11-19
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-11-19
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-06-01
Mature leaves
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2024-09-27
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-11
First leaf showing cordate shape
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-11
Close view of one cotyledon leaf
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2024-06-22
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2024-06-22
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2024-06-22
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-04
New vine is forming!
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-11
Note hairs on the vine
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-11
First leaf
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-04-28
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-03
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-03
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-07-02
Leaves are massive!
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-05
Nice hypocotyl tissue color
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Newly germinated seed
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-04
Cotyledons starting to get green
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-04-28
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-04-28
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-06-22
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-17
Freshly installed in its container
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
A view of the hairs of a mature section of the vine. New vine tis
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-07-17

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