General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: Can be cut back in winter to keep as shrub, but will grow to 4 to 10' in zone 8b
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Red-orange/Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Candy Corn Vine
  • Cigar Flower
  • Firecracker Vine

Photo Gallery
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 4-2013
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: October

credit: Michael Wolf
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 4-2013
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 4-2013
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 4-2013
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 4-2013
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-01
Early growth
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-05-26
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-10-15
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Aug 20, 2012 9:53 PM concerning plant:
    I grew this one time (so far) and loved it! It's a neat, cool-looking and colorful flower that attracted the hummingbirds.

    Easy to grow! I had it growing in a 16" or 20" container. I first used tall bamboo sticks fashioned into a teepee and then I got a plastic 'cage' made for tomato or vining plants (see one of my photos).

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