Has anyone out there grown both of these plants? I bought a packet of seeds from Botanical Interests, and they were labelled Cardinal Climber, and included the scientific name Ipomea x multifida. I sprouted them several weeks ago, indoors, and the leaves look exactly like what they should for Cardinal Climber. There's even a little red blossom on one of the plants, and it looks just like all the pictures I've seen of Cardinal Climber.
Now, what I'm confused about is that I just bought a packet of Burpee seeds labelled, rather confusingly, "CARDINAL CLIMBER Cypress Vine." No scientific name is given. Shouldn't these be two different plants? The Botanical Interest seeds are blackish, but the Burpee seeds are a bit lighter in color, and definitely slimmer in shape. The picture on the Burpee packet seems to show Cardinal Climber, but I'm wondering if these are really Cypress vine seeds.
Has anyone grown both and remember a difference in the shape of their seeds? I guess when they sprout, I will be able to tell the difference by leaf shape. Doesn't Cypress vine have more feathery leaves, with skinnier lobes? I think so. What about the flowers? Are both species equally attractive to hummers?
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