A nostalgic favorite in the South, cypress vine is prized for its red, white, or pink trumpet-shaped blossoms and feathery, finely cut foliage. Like its close relative, morning glory, this annual ...

*Growth habit: A quick-growing annual vine taking the shape of plants and structures over which it climbs to more than 10 feet tall and wide. The leaves are featherlike, with many small leaflets, ...

Hummingbirds are a treasured pollinator. Most gardeners try hard to invite hummers into their yards from spring through fall. While every gardener has their preferred methods, planting flowering vines ...

If there’s one plant that I can rely on to pop up voluntarily every monsoon, it is this delicately beautiful creeper. Its feathery leaves and gracefully coiling tendrils studded with ruby red ...

The first time I saw cypress vine was about 40 years ago, alongside a rural road near Polk City. Found throughout the world’s tropical and subtropical regions, cypress vine is a twining plant with ...

My wife, Gerrie and I were on a summer excursion for a few days this past week and when we left this vine was only a few inches out of the ground. When we returned, the vine had rapidly grown, ...

Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit), a type of morning glory, is an old- fashioned annual vine with cardinal red tubular flowers that remain open all day. They are a favorite with butterflies and ...

Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit), a type of morning glory, is an old- fashioned annual vine with cardinal red tubular flowers that remain open all day. They are a favorite with butterflies and ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I have a vine with ferny leaves and bright red flowers taking over my ...

Question: I am looking to find a vine that will be on my south-facing fence. I would like it to be evergreen as to hide my ugly fence. Does it have to be a vine? Mr. Smarty Plants gets a lot of ...