Quamoclit coccinea:
A native of tropical America, an annual herb naturalized on
roadsides or the like in western parts of Japan. Leaves are
alternate, oval, with sharp tips and bases cordate. The flowers are
vermillon, with yellow in the center portions. When viewed from the
upside, corollas are 1.5-2cm in diameter, in a pentagon shape. Bloom
time. August-October. |