FREE: Cypress vine (known as hummingbird vine)

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This auction is for 10 seeds fresh from last summers plant... Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) has thin, thread-like leaves that give the plant a light, airy texture. It is usually grown against a trellis or pole, which it climbs by twining itself around the structure. The star-shaped flowers bloom all summer and into fall in red, Hummingbirds and butterflies love to sip nectar from the flowers, and the plant is often referred to as a hummingbird vine.


Cypress vines are usually grown as annuals, even though they are technically perennials in frost-free areas of U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. In USDA zones 6 through 9, they may return year after year from seeds dropped by the previous season’s plants


How to Care for Cypress Vines

Plant cypress vine seeds near a trellis or other structure that the vines can climb when the soil is warm, or start them indoors six to eight weeks before the last expected frost. Keep the soil moist until the seedlings are well-established. The plants can withstand brief dry spells, but they grow best with plenty of moisture.


An important part of cypress vine care is training the young vines to climb by wrapping the stems around the supporting structure. Cypress vines sometimes try to grow out rather than up, and the 10-foot vines can overtake nearby plants. In addition, the vines are a bit fragile and may break if they stray from their support