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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.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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LostRoses said…
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.
September 6, 2013 at 7:52 AM
Carol said…
looking 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!
September 6, 2013 at 6:05 PM
Phillip Oliver said…
LostRoses, it is hardy here and that is great.

Carol, they do look like fishes!
September 6, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Jen said…
One I've often thought about picking up, glad to hear it is well behaved.
September 7, 2013 at 1:41 AM
Lisa at Greenbow said…
I have never seen this vine before. I bet it is a Southern vine. It is pretty.
September 7, 2013 at 8:35 AM
Casa Mariposa said…
I 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?
September 8, 2013 at 6:31 PM
Phillip Oliver said…
Casa, it was a plant given to me. I don't know if it is easily grown from seed.
September 9, 2013 at 6:52 AM
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