ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS 
Antigonon — probably referring to the angled stem . 
Honolulu Creeper; Coral lita. 
Polygonaceae . 
Mexico. 
bright pink, sometimes white. 
a vigorous, free flowering her- 
baceous climber with showy 
trusses of flowers; climbs by 
the tendril-like ends of the 
inflorescences ; suitable for 
fences and screens, arbours 
and pergolas ; should not be 
grown on too high a fence, 
otherwise it tends to become 
thin at the base. 
from seeds or cuttings. 
A, flower, showing the 6 perianth lobes which 
are all alike and all like petals. 
B, the stamens with their stalks joined in a tube. 
C, the stamen tube cut open to show the ovary 
and style. 
D, young fruit cut open lengthwise, showing the 
immature seed. 
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