FREE: Cypress Vine (Red- 45 seeds)

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Cypress Vine is a fast growing, flowering vine, with an abundance of bright, star shaped flowers. Native to Central America and tropical areas of South America, the Cypress Vines will grow and climb to quickly cover it's support. It is a member of the Morning Glory family. Cypress Vine is easy to grow annual plant. It produces hundreds of small, star shaped flowers in the summer. Butterflies, Hummingbirds and Bees are attracted to the bright blooms. As a flowering vine, they need some type of support to climb )trellis or fence works well). Plant Height: 8' - 15'

Plant Propagation:
Tip: To improve germination, soak seeds overnight before planting.
Sow Cypress Vine seeds directly into your flower garden after all danger of frost has past. Plant seeds 1/4" deep. Seeds sprout in 5-10 days. Plant spacing: 12 in. Days to Germination: 5 - 15

How to Grow Cypress Vine Plants:
Cypress Vine plants are easy to grow. Grow in full sun. Plants prefer a rich, well draining soils to fuel their fast, season long growth. Mix a healthy dose of compost into the soil prior to planting. Plants like a lot of water and nutrients. While they like lots of water, they do not like wet soil. Keep soil moist, not wet. Add fertilizer when planting and every month during the season. Keep the areas weeded when plants are young.

Plants will begin to bloom in as little as 50 days. Deadhead spent flowers to promote a continuous, summer long bloom. Plants are annuals, and will succumb to frost or freeze.

Cypress Vine can be invasive, as they are good "re-seeders". If the pods are allowed to open and pour out their seeds, you will find many new plants next year. Do not disturb the soil until seedlings have begun to grow. Thinning will almost certainly be needed. If you don't want them to spread too rapidly, pick seed pods as they appear. Flowers Bloom: Summer to Fall Zones: 5b-11
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