Common names:
Costa Rican Butterfly Vine
Bow Tie Vine
Purple Wings
Winged Beauty
Purple Wing Vine

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 2
Leaves:Unusual foliage color
Flowers:Showy
Flower Color:Blue
Pink: poiwrr.l uu oceoh3,orsrtshtndfpne o tycese e w bn n rrgweilc2lhnsauree d ndl-si ortiab rtyr
Multi-Color
Flower Size:2"-3"
Flower Time:Spring
Late fall or early winter
Year Round
Other
Underground structures:Rhizome
Suitable Locations:Bog gardening
Resistances:Tolerates dry shade
Toxicity:Fruit is poisonous: sodde i da riaAloiai nm iyucslaia cei ntslstLnd s faeasxpta irt lto.vect.carotp umpn vseae mn
Propagation: Seeds:Days to germinate: Al ssl.elo dptro co ec eadsrs ue,phtyeobsl ddee ftdnp toorswoteln b
Propagation: Other methods:Bulbs
Pollinators:Other
Containers:Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

Dalechampia dioscoreifolia mature blossom

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