PlantFiles: Red Wing
Heteropterys glabra

I had wanted this plant for some time after seeing one growing in South Texas, but wasn't sure if it would be cold hardy. A gardener friend in Austin offered me a seedling she had grown this spring, and it is now a foot tall and ready to be planted out. She also sent me seed, which have sprouted, and I'm hoping can be put out next spring. I found that there's a smallish Red Wing growing in the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, so I'm hoping mine will do well here in North Texas.

I have had this plant for 2 years and LOVE it! It's pretty much evergreen for me. I grow it in part shade.....gets light but not much sun. It has survived on rain and whatever water it gets from my neighbor's watering run off. It has the most interesting flowers. Haven't had any problems with it popping up anywhere else.
It's been used to trail up a fence, but am going to try to prune it back and let it get alittle more dense. I am considering using it to replace my crossvine that has become a nusance.
Purchased it from a local nursery, but haven't seen it anywhere else