Manettia cordifolia /Manettia

Vine in full flower in summer
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Scientific Name:	Manettia cordifolia
Common Name:	Manettia
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	8, 9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	15-20 feet
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Summer, Fall
Flower color:	Red
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	Yes

Comments:	This delicate, twining vine with small leaves is called firecracker or hummingbird vine because of its bright red, slim flowers that are a magnet for hummingbirds. It flowers after the weather becomes warm and ceases as the nights become cool in fall. It must have a structure on which to climb. It can be grown in a container, cut back after killed back by cold, protected from hard freezes and placed outside again when the weather becomes warm.