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Cardinal Climber Morningglory

Ipomoea ×multifida (Raf.) Shinners [coccinea × quamoclit]
 

Morningglory Family (Convolvulaceae)

▲seedling

Cardinal Climber: 

·         Summer annual vine with bright green, heart-shaped, but deeply-lobed leaves that is a hybrid between Cypress Vine and Red or Scarlet Morngingglory

·         Flowers are 1-3 inches long, bright red, trumpet shaped—favored  by hummingbirds

·         Found in cultivated fields and waste areas; is also grown as an ornamental and hummingbird-attractant

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