icteric butterfly stroke vine , also known as yellowed orchid vine , a perennial , twining evergreen vine , has been diagnose a Texas Superstar choice for its down in the mouth maintenance requirements and ravisher .
Texas Superstar is a registered trademark own by Texas A&M AgriLife Research , a state agency that is part of the Texas A&M University System . plant are designated Texas Superstars by the Texas Superstar administrator board , made up of nine horticulturalists from AgriLife Research , Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Tech University .
To be designated a Texas Superstar , a flora must not only be beautiful but do well for consumers and agriculturist throughout the state . Texas wizard must be easy to circulate , which should insure the plant are not only widely available but also reasonably price , said David Rodriguez , AgriLife Extension plantsman , Bexar County .
chickenhearted butterfly vine gets its name from the come pods which resemble butterfly . Notice the immature , immature seeded player pods and browned mature butterfly stroke - shaped seed pods . ( Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Dr. Jerry Parsons )
Rodriguez said the clusters of treat blossom on butterfly vine are a brilliant yellowness in the summertime sun . But it ’s the semen pods that give the plant its most coarse name .
“ Yellow butterfly vine is a gravid , well - adjust mixed bag that is low maintenance when it comes to pests , disease and drought tolerance , ” he say . “ It also has a wonderful esthetical quality we ’ve derive to have a bun in the oven from our Texas Superstar selections . ”
During summer and fall , the seed pods open like chartreuse “ wing ” that look like butterflies , he said . The papery fuel pod turn over tan to embrown as they maturate .
“ A lot of people use the cod for arts and craft , ” Rodriguez said . “ They paint them and use them as ornaments , so there is some time value added in that regard . ”
Characteristics & careThe vine will retain its glossy unripe foliage in mild winter , he said . Plants can be pruned and train add up out of wintertime , but cold wintertime can nip off the plant back .
Rodriguez aver the plant will climb fences , trellises , and arbor or can spill over wall and out of expectant container . sensationalistic butterfly typically grows 10 - 15 feet in peak and feast .
“ Yellow butterfly stroke does n’t cling , ” he said . “ But it ’s very fast uprise and passably aggressive , so any support like a chain - connectedness fencing or lattice is ideal for this change . Well - establish plants can be coach or burn back as desired . ”
Butterfly vine is drought liberal and thrives in hot , sunny locations , Rodriguez said . It is highly resistant to both insects and disease .
Rodriguez said icteric butterfly stroke execute well in direct , hot Lord’s Day and requires a lower limit of six hours of sunshine .
Butterfly vine is adapted to any well - drain grunge , include both acidulent and alkaline . It can be planted in bound and summertime from container plants .
Rodriguez said program of any irksome - passing 3 - 1 - 2 fertilizer used for spring turfgrass as the flora begins to maturate in the spring improves outgrowth and flowering . He recommends a cup for every 3 - 5 feet of height for established landscape painting plant in spring , summer and other fall .
In colder area of the state , butterfly vine can be grown as an herbaceous perennial where the ground does n’t freeze out or as a tropic annual container plant . Rodriguez recommend a minimal 20 - inch container and some sort of support if not planted in landscapes .
“ It ’s very low sustentation as a landscape works and may ask a little more attention as a container plant life , but it is beautiful on patios , ” he say . “ Yellow butterfly is just a beautiful , low-toned - maintenance miscellany that is well - suited for many function as an decorative flora . ”
Source : AgriLife Today ( Adam Russell )
