| Description | The Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea sloteri) is a tender perennial vine that twines and boasts trumpet-shaped flowers. These flowers serve as a nectar source for both butterflies and hummingbirds, and the plant itself is considered an heirloom variety dating back to the early 1900s. This is the result of crossbreeding two different Ipomoea species. |
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| Pronunciation | (ih-po-MEE-ah) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | not frost hardy |
| Flowers | vivid, bright red, trumpet-shaped, flared at the end (salverform corolla) |
| Leaves | The plant's leaves possess features that blend the feathery leaves of the Cypress vine with the heart-shaped leaves of the Red Morning Glory. Although it is sometimes misidentified as the Cypress vine, its less delicate leaves make it easy to differentiate. |
| Stems | twining vine |
| Dimensions | Once established in the garden, the plant grows quickly, reaching over 10 feet. |
| Propagation | seeds germinated best if scarified and soaked overnight, by doing this my seeds easily germinated |
| Cultivar Origin | The cross between red morning glory (Ipomoea coccinea) and cypress vine (I. quamoclit) was made by Logan Sloter of Columbus, Ohio, USA, in 1897. In 1908 one of the crosses finally produced a seed. This is called an interspecific cross between two different species of Ipomoea. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #150- Armitage Vines and Climbers (Alan Armitage)' #272-Wisconsin Horticulture Extention (/hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/cardinal-climber-ipomoea-sloteri/) |
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