| Description | White Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit alba) is a fast-growing annual tropical vine with soft feathery. The tubular white flowers are flared at the end and produced in large amounts. Quickly reaches 6-8 feet. |
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| Pronunciation | (ih-po-MEE-ah)(KWA-mo-clit) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Vines, Site author's observations, Tropical herbaceous Vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 1-inch wide bright white flowers, sympetalous (petals are fused), salverform flower, slow to start flowering, but once it starts, there is a continual display |
| Leaves | deeply pinnately (pinnatisect) divided to the mid-rib giving a soft feathery look |
| Stems | twinning vine |
| Dimensions | 6-10 plus feet |
| Maintenance | will need a strong supporting structure, prune to size, and may reseed, especially in warmer climates |
| Propagation | scarified seeds, I scarify the seeds by rubbing them 180 grit sandpaper |
| Native Site | tropical America |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Hummingbird Vine, Ipomoea quamoclit pennata, Star Glory, Ipomoea pennata |
| Author's Notes | By scarifying the seeds, I had good germination; it Took a bit to grow, but once the weather got a little warmer, it took off, and the white flowers bloomed continually until it became cooler. Vines at the top of the supporting structure wrapped tightly around each other, forming a tightly wound rope. |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Armitage) #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud), #62-Manual of Climbers and Wall Plants (J K Burras, Mark Griffiths) |
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