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Cardinal Climber
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Copyright: Haraprasan Nayak (haraprasan)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-02-11 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Camera: Nikon Coolpix E5600 |
| Exposure: f/5.4, 1/101 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Date Submitted: 2007-10-01 3:07 |
| Viewed: 467 |
| Points: 21 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Many Many Thanks to Mr. Nirmal Roberts (nirmalroberts) for correctly identifying this flower.
This vine is one of the best plants for attracting hummingbirds.
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: I. quamoclit
Description
Cypress-vine is a very attractive twining morning-glory with smooth stems, lacy leaves and scarlet flowers. The leaves are 3-4 in (7.6-10.2 cm) long and feather-like, finely divided pinnately into threadlike segments. The scarlet red (rarely white) flowers are tubular, about 1.5 in (3.8 cm) long, and flare out at the mouth into a five-pointed star. Under ideal conditions the vine can climb to 20 ft (6 m) or more, but it is always a dainty, fragile vine and not at all aggressive.
Location
Cypress-vine is native to Mexico and tropical America but has escaped cultivation and is now established throughout much of the eastern United States from Florida and Texas north to at least Kansas and Ohio. It seems still to be expanding its range. Cypress-vine normally occurs in cultivated fields, roadsides and disturbed areas.
Ipomoea X multifida (say: "ipp-OH-me-uh the hybrid species mol-TIF-a-duh") is a hybrid of garden origin between cypress-vine and the related scarlet morning-glory (Ipomoea coccinea).
Culture
Light: Full sun to partial shade.
Moisture: Needs well-drained soil. Tolerates drought, but grows best and produces the most flowers if well-watered.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 6 - 11. Plant this annual vine in spring. Cypress-vine is naturalized as far north as USDA Zone 6 (5?).
Propagation: By seeds. Cypress-vine will self-sow from seeds that remain in the ground over winter.
cypress vine
Cypress vine is often seen scrambling up and over fencerows and has naturalized in parts of the United States but so far has yet to disrupte native plant communities.
Usage
Use cypress-vine to cover a trellis in a hurry. The lacy leaves and brilliant red flowers make a screen that you'd rather look at than through. Cypress-vine is an excellent source of nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds. It will continue to bloom until frost.
Features
Cypress-vine is the perfect plant for the just-germinating gardener. The seeds are relatively large, easy to handle and take only 4 days to sprout; the cotyledons (seed leaves) are large and distinctive, looking like swept-back airplane wings; the next leaves to appear are the handsome feathery leaves that distinguish the plant; the vine grows quickly, producing beautiful scarlet flowers in less than 30 days. Then the butterflies and hummingbirds come!
Although cypress-vine is not native to North America, it has caused little concern among those who would protect us from exotic pest plants, probably because it does not appear to be replacing any native species or disrupting natural plant communities. |
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Its certainly not a flower I'm familiar with Hara,but it is a beautiful colour.
Hope you can find the ID.
Cheers,
Steve
Hola Hara, me gustan más tus insectos que tus flores jajajaaj. Colores bastante saturados . No se ahora de que flor se trata.
Saludos.
Hi Haraprasan,
It looks like "Ipomoea quamoclit" commonly known as "Cardinal Climber".
I have not seen it in the wild since long. If your plant is a climber with very fine feather like shining green leaves, then my identification is correct.
Regards,
- Nirmal
- Argus
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- [2007-10-01 7:17]
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Hello Haraprasan,
Fine capture of the flowers of this introduced species of climbing plant. The flowers itself is sharp but perhaps a little overexposed. Hope that like many invasive species, this does not take over the native vegetation.
TFS and thanks for your wishes for my recovery,
Ivan
Hi Haraprasan, splendid flower with wonderful red color, excellent focus, very well done, ciao Silvio
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- arfer
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(0) - [2007-10-01 20:43]
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Hello Haraprasan
Just marking the post for now
Rob
hello harprasan,
what a lovely red flower, liked the composition and the pov, nice lifgting, well saturated colours,
tfs & regards
pankaj
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- red45
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- [2007-10-02 0:28]
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Hello Haraprasan!
Very simple yet beautifull picture. I like composition, light, vivid colours, shape of petals, details. This flower looks great.
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- uleko
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- [2007-10-02 3:59]
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Hello Haraprasan,
I had this exotic climber in my garden last summer. They are beautiful small flowers and they must be lovely to see in the wild. Lovely colour and well composed.
TFS and regards, Ulla
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- gannu
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HP, WOW you moved from your normal routine to flowers and that too hot red color. Lovely. Great color and crisp shot. ganesh
what an amazingly vivid color! WOW!~ It's a lovely composition but the color is amazing!!
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