Dalechampia dioscoriefolia / Bow Tie Vine....

Thanks, wcgypsy! Awesome. Will go read up on this cute little vine. I just love the flowers, they are so unique.

Patty S.

Love that! You're right about the flowers, Patty -- Sunset describes the blossoms measuring up to 6" across with "tiny yellow flowers appearing between two violet bracts".

I'm looking for a vine to cover one of the posts of our patio. I'm going to add this one to the list.

This vine, if given enough water, will really fill in quickly. I have not had any skin irritation when handling it, and I have pretty sensitive skin (almost redhead), but worth mentioning since it's in the Euphorbia family. It will also bloom quite prolifically with more water. Very, very cool flower. I thought I had killed it off a couple of times. But now, since I have my blueberries and a blackberry in pots, in front of this fence (which screens my trash cans as you can kind of see if the background), it's getting much more water via the water draining out of the holes of the pots. It is much, much happier!

Patty S.