| Description | A popular variegated vine used in hanging baskets and patio pots. Grown as an annual in colder climates but is a perennial in zones 7-9. |
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| Pronunciation | (VING-kuh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Groundcovers and vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 7-9 |
| Sunlight | Full sun to shade, probably best color is half way in between the two extremes. In full hot sun the color tends to fade. |
| Moisture | evenly moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Temperature | Listed as zone 7-9 but has over wintered for me on occasion in zone #5. |
| Flowers | Plants that I have brought into the house and grown in a cool bright window have produced 5 petaled flowers. I have never had it bloom during the summer in zone #5. |
| Leaves | A rapid growing vine with green variegated foliage. |
| Dimensions | easily can reach 3 feet in one growing season |
| Maintenance | Pruning to control the length and to encourage side branching producing a fuller plant. |
| Propagation | cuttings or division |
| Notes & Reference | #76-Annuals for Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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