-
Home
-
Antigonon leptopus
Antigonon leptopus
- Botanic Family
- Polygonaceae
- Author
- Hooker & Arnott
- Propagation
- C.S.
- Cultivated
- C, ornamental with cultivars
- Hardiness Zone
- 10 8-11
- Offspring
- Antigonon leptopus 'Album', Antigonon leptopus 'Baja Red'
Common Names
- Belle Mexicaine
- Bellisima
- Bellosinia
- Bride's tears
- Caderna de Amor
- Chain of Love
- Confederate Vine
- Coral Creeper
- Coralilla
- Coralina
- Coral Vine
- Corollita
- Corona de la Reina
- Cuamecate
- Flor de San Diego
- Flora de San Miguel
- Fulmina
- Honolulu Creeper
- La Vegissima
- Lluvia
- Lover's Chain
- Mexican Creeper
- Mexican Mountain Rose
- Mountain Rose
- Pinkvine
- Queen's Jewels
- Queen's Wreath
- Rosa de Mayo
- Rosa-de-montaña
- San Miquelito
- Sandwich Island Creeper
- Love Vine
- Rosa Morada
- Bejuco de Colacion
- Coronilla
- Maravilla
- Hearts-on-a-chain
- Coral
- Coralillo
- Honeysuckle
- Vaudradra (Fiji)
- Taik-pan (Myanmar)
Geographical Habitats
- Belize
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- S. & W. Mexico
- Nicaragua
Natural Habitats
- Secondary vegetation
- disturbed areas. Dormant in summer if dry.
Flowering Times
- Summer-autumn
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Fruiting Times
Semi-deciduous slightly woody perennial pubescent or glabrate tendril climber with angular stems. Leaves puberulent above, puberulent or glabrous beneath to 100mm long. 20mm long pink to red or white flowers in axillary racemes on tendrils or terminal panicles to 200mm long, double flowered forms have been recorded. Outer pink sepals to 10mm long. Fruit a nut to 15mm long, achenes strongly 3-angled to 10mm long.
Can become a weed, widely naturalised
Root tubers edible.
Further References
- Menninger 1970
- Bailey 1976
- Herklots 1976
- van der Spuy 1976
- Beckett 1990
- Huxley 1992
- Nicholls 1995
- P & R 1997
- Mobot
- FOH
- RHS A-Z
- Llamas 2003
- Neotrop
- Bodkin
- The Plant List 2
- VOPR
- USNH
- FOG
- SAFIO