How to Grow Red Cypress Vine

Ipomoea quamoclit Germination Information

Ipomoea quamoclit is the botanical name for Red Cypress Vine
How to Sow Ipomoea quamoclit:

• Best sown indoors, 6-8 weeks before planting out, at alternating temperatures of 68° and 86°
• Expect germination in 10-15 days
• Outdoors, seeds may be sown, after all danger of frost is past in the spring, when the soil is warm
• Outdoors, expect germination in 12-17 days
• Soak the seed in warm water for 24 hours prior to sowing or clip or notch the seeds
• If sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed

How to Grow Ipomoea quamoclit:
Transplanting: Transplant when there are at least two sets of true leaves. Transplant carefully, as it resents being disturbed

Spacing: Plant out 12-15 inches apart in an acidic, rich, moist, well-drained soil in full to partial shade

Soil: Plant in normal, loamy garden soil. Very tolerant of poor soils. Water often but avoid high levels of nitrogen

Lighting: Site plant in an area that has full sunlight.

Appearance and Use:

A 12-25 foot long, climbing vine to be grown on a structure: trellis, fence, or arbor. The 11/4-31/2 inch long, deep green leaves are airy and fern-like. The summer through fall flowers are 1 inch in diameter, red (sometimes white), 5-lobed, and tubular in shape. The flowers remain open all day

About Ipomoea quamoclit:
Pronunciation:  i-po-me’å kwam’o-klit
Lifecycle:  Annual
Origination: Convolvulaceae; native to the Tropics
Common Name: Red Cypress Vine