Tiny red flower like a trumpet.
Five pointed petals.
Yes, that's Cypress Vine also known as morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory or hummingbird vine. In southern India, it is called mayir manikkam in Tamil: மயில் மாணிக்கம். As Kausalya Govindan explained "Mayir means hair and manickam is ruby. So the name is based on the appearance of leaves and colour of flowers".
In Malayalam, it is called ākāśamulla. In Assamese it is known as Kunjalata (কুঞ্জলতা), while in the Marathi language it is known as Ganesh Vel. Thanks Parag Sharma, Shekhar Sawant and Nilima Paroolkar for your inputs. It's scientific name is Ipomoea quamoclit.
It is native from northern South America north to Mexico. It has also naturalised to regions like India. It is annual or perennial vine. It flowers during August to December in temperate climates. We reproduce the Contest pictures taken in our garden in Secunderabad India. The flower comes in three colours red, pink and white. However, our garden has only the red coloured flowers.
Our congratulations to all of them.
Five pointed petals.
Yes, that's Cypress Vine also known as morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory or hummingbird vine. In southern India, it is called mayir manikkam in Tamil: மயில் மாணிக்கம். As Kausalya Govindan explained "Mayir means hair and manickam is ruby. So the name is based on the appearance of leaves and colour of flowers".
In Malayalam, it is called ākāśamulla. In Assamese it is known as Kunjalata (কুঞ্জলতা), while in the Marathi language it is known as Ganesh Vel. Thanks Parag Sharma, Shekhar Sawant and Nilima Paroolkar for your inputs. It's scientific name is Ipomoea quamoclit.
Seedlings must always be kept moist. They require full Sun
for good growth. This vine is one of the best plants for attracting
hummingbirds, and is a vigorous grower. It doesn't require any fertilizer and gives
blooms without much care. Readers may refer Wikipedia for more details.
We thank all the readers who sent their responses. Despite a month's gap, KBG-26 saw enthusiastic participation with more than 200 responses out of which we had 20 correct entries. Quite a few entries came from US time zone as well. Special thanks to them. The first correct answer came within a few seconds!
The Winners of KBG-26 are as follows:
The Winners of KBG-26 are as follows:
- Narender Soni, MSc (Bio Sciences), works with Ministry of Finance, Govt of India. Lives in Gurgaon.
- Aayushi Kasliwal, MBA(Fin), Entrepreneur, Indore
- Praneetha Mudholkar, MBA, Faculty@VVISM Hyderabad and keen traveller
Our congratulations to all of them.
Our special thanks to Dr Chitra Shanker for her continued research guidance.
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