Redstar from Bert in SC

This is a vine with orange flowers (trumpet like) Have never seen this one before.

 

Hi Bert,

your vine is called Ipomoea coccinea, sometimes also called Quamoclit coccinea, and it is related to the cultivated cypress vine.  Both are a type of morning glory, and the hummingbirds love it.  Some people call it ‘redstar’.

You can find out more about it here: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IPCO3

and here: http://missouriplants.com/Redalt/Ipomoea_coccinea_page.html

 

Thanks for asking!

Sincerely,   Steve Hill SCNPS

 

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