More Study Weekend Gardens - Southeast & North Portland, pt. 2
Three more gardens from the Friday tour - Marina Wynton and Mike Pajunas Erin & Brian Ray Elizabeth Miller Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver, Washington)
Firecracker Vine
Firecracker Vine (Manettia cordifolia) brightens the otherwise drab late summer garden with its hot red flowers. The small tubular blooms are profuse and adorn a vigorous but well-mannered vine. (Think Cypress Vine but without the headache of the invasiveness.) Hummingbirds love it!
This plant came to me from my great aunt Lesbie who loved to garden as much as I do.
Great vine, Phillip! I'm always looking for plants for the hummingbirds and may try this as an annual next year as it wouldn't be hardy here in zone 5.
ReplyDeletelooking at the blooms that close they look like fish. i know i see everything different than the rest of the world! Hope all is well with you and yours!
ReplyDeleteLostRoses, it is hardy here and that is great.
ReplyDeleteCarol, they do look like fishes!
One I've often thought about picking up, glad to hear it is well behaved.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this vine before. I bet it is a Southern vine. It is pretty.
ReplyDeleteI need to give that a try next summer. I don't think I've ever seen it around here. Did you start it fram seed or buy it as a plant?
ReplyDeleteCasa, it was a plant given to me. I don't know if it is easily grown from seed.
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