A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 Unidentified Weed/Fern

This is growing in my aunt's yard, also. She said she thinks it is a weed, but it is a really pretty one. She has it growing up a pole in the back yard and across the garden arch we bought her as a gift for planning our wedding.



The first is the flower. The second picture is the fern's vine. Sorry that it is so blurry, but the breeze was blowing a little bit and it was hard to keep it in focus.



It is a beautiful little weed vine and I am planning on digging some up to bring home. I think it would be gorgeous growing on the gazebo.

Dianna

HI Dixie it is a cypress vine also known as a hummingbird vine it is a member of the morning glory family it will produce seed pods that you can collect seed from.your friend in gardening.mike57

Thanks, Mike! Can you tell me when and how to collect the seed pods?

Dianna

I had a couple of cypress vines come back from seed last years vines dropped. I didn't even have to transplant them, they're growing up the same same wire support as last year next to one of the posts on my front porch. They got kind of a late start germinating on their own though. I'd say wait till the seed pods turn brown but before they open and drop their seeds. That way you could plant them in pots and get an earlier start.

Thank you, Terry! One more question, please...

Will the seeds be in the center of the flower, like four o'clock seeds?

Dianna

Yes, the flower will fall off and then you'll be left with the seed pod.

Thank you, again, Terry!

Dianna

HI again Dixie

Thanks, Mike!

Dianna

Dianna - I sent you an PM last night - check it out - I mentioned that I have cardinal flower vine seeds - these flowers are almost identical to the ones here - only difference is the leaves - they are not as ferny looking.