For me, the cardinal creeper, or Ipomoea × multifida, ticks every box. Fast-growing, showy and colorful, this vine delivers serious impact from a small investment. I’ve grown it many times in pots over the years, and it never fails to add a vibrant splash to backyards.
If you like your plants low-maintenance but high-reward, cardinal creeper is well worth a go. The seeds are inexpensive, germinate quickly, and by midsummer, you’ll have a covering of fern-like foliage and scarlet red, star-shaped flowers climbing up a trellis, obelisk or fence. What more could you ask for?
