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Monday, August 1, 2011

Antigonon leptopus - Pink Flowers



Scientific name: Antigonon leptopus
Common names:
Coral Vine, Chain of Love, Hearts on a Chain, Coral Bells, Queen's Jewels,
Chinese Love Vine, San Miquelito Vine, Coralita, Confederate Vine, Sandwich Island Creeper, Honolulu Creeper, Mexican Creeper, Rose of Montana Vine.

Chinese name: 珊瑚藤 (shan hu teng)

Malay name: Air Mata Pengantin or A Bride's Tears (of happiness?), Bunga Berteh, Bunga Bonet

Family: Polygonaceae
Origin: Mexico

Category: Ever-flowering tendril climber
Photograph taken at: My home garden

Interesting feature:
It has heart shaped flowers, leaves and fruit pods!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

4 comments:

  1. thank you! we just saw some here in florida and it is delicately dotting everything, we were wondering what it was!

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  2. Anonymous, please take note! This plant grows like a weed in Malaysia. It my be invasive in Florida.

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  3. hello! i would like to grow this plant in my garden. would you mind sharing seeds or cuttings? thanks!

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    1. Please send me an email with your address. I'll collect some seeds and send to you.

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Yay! You like flowers too.

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