Bleeding Heart Vine

Apparently the bleeding heart makes for a pretty good cut flower. These have been in this bottle with plain ol' water for four days now and are still doing just fine.

Pros: vine does not climb by tendrils (like, say, a passion vine would) so it is safe to plant near the house, just give it some sort of support to keep it happy. Not particular about soil, ours is in non-amended, pure, crappy Florida soil and it is blooming like it was planted in pure compost! Drought tolerant once established. Thus far, virtually pest free (even though it is right next to a white hibiscus that consistently gets mites and other bad stuff). Even the leaves are gorgeous. Makes for a lovely cut flower.

Cons: finding the best sun placement can be tricky at first when once you get it there is no end to this plant's beauty. Not too easy to propagate, thus far I have only been successful doing it by root division (cuttings not successful so far).