General Landscape Uses:
Vine for fences, trellises, and arbors. Not aggressive.
Availability:
Widely available in central Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in northeast and South Florida. Available in Fort Myers at
All Native Garden Center (239-939-9663) and in Lake Worth at
Amelia's SmartyPlants (561-540-6296).
Description: Twining, climbing vine to 15 feet with smooth, 1-3 inch leaves and showy red to orange tubular flowers.
Dimensions: Vine climbing up to 15 feet in height.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Eastern and southern United States south to Sarasota, De Soto, Highlands, Seminole, and Volusia counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Map of ZIP codes with habitat recommendations from the Monroe County Keys north to Martin and Charlotte counties.
Habitats: Rich hammocks, sandhills, open woodlands.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high; grows best with some organic content and may languish in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Scarlet red to orange.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: March-September.
Fruit: Scarlet red berry.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators. Berries attractive to wildlife.
References: Hammer (
2016), Nelson (
2003)
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
