Product Description: Ipomoea quamoclit Pink Seeds
Awaken your garden’s romance with Pink Cypress Vine, an enchanting twist on the classic star-shaped blooms of cypress vine. Picture delicate soft pink trumpets, each like a miniature dawn-lit lantern, climbing skyward on feathery, fern-like foliage. It’s a poetic cascade of blush and green—a living tapestry that promises a daily sunrise in your garden.
Bloom Color & Fragrance
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Bloom Color: Tender, pastel pink trumpet-shaped flowers with five flared points that open in sunlit hours and close as dusk arrives.
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Fragrance: The blooms carry no significant scent; their beauty lies in the delicate hue and form dancing in afternoon light.
Hardiness & Growth
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USDA Hardiness Zones: Hardy as an annual in Zones 6–10, with a tropical preference making it best suited for Zones 10–13 for lush, sustained growth.
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Growth Habit: A fast-climbing annual vine reaching 6–15 feet, twining effortlessly upward. It flourishes under full sun in well-drained soil, tolerating both brief droughts and variable moisture.
Wildlife Allure
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Hummingbirds & Butterflies: The tubular shape and pink palette are irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies, turning your trellis into a gallery of graceful wings.
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Beneficial Insects: The foliage and blooms also beckon bees and lacewings, helping support pollination and garden balance.
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Host Plant: While not commonly known as a larval host, the vine’s tender tendrils and blossoms may serve as nectar stops for adult butterflies and insects—a mini oasis for your winged friends.
Culture & Curious Facts
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Ancient Roots, Lovelorn Uses: In Chinese tradition, cypress vine is a delicate symbol of love and marriage—its graceful, entwining form echoing the bond of two hearts.
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Botanical Poetry: The genus name Ipomoea draws from Greek, meaning “worm-like”—a nod to its spellbinding twining habit weaving through your garden.
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Self-Sowing Charm: Though technically an annual, this vine often returns year after year in climates where morning glories freely reseed, becoming a garden legacy.
Garden Wisdom
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Easy Propagation: Nick seeds and soak overnight for faster germination. Sow after frost in sunny soil, and watch your vines launch skyward within weeks.
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Support & Control: Provide trellises or arbors—then trim or deadhead if self-seeding becomes overly enthusiastic.
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Seasonal Spectacle: Expect a cascade of blooms from early summer through fall, gracing your garden through warm months.
Why These Seeds Are Pure Garden Poetry
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Blushing blooms: Soft pink trumpets open daily like small sunbursts, transforming warm corners into enchanted arcs of color.
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Pollinator magnet: A fluttering chorus of hummingbirds and butterflies weaves around each delicate flower.
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Cultural romance: An heirloom vine carrying whispers of ancient symbolism and enduring love.
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Garden drama: Arching vines that shape spaces, climb structures, and bring vertical poetry.
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Effortless enchantment: Sow once, and your garden may gift you with return appearances for seasons to come.
Plant Ipomoea quamoclit Pink seeds—and with each tendril and bloom, cultivate a story of love, light, and wings in motion.