Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Antigone

Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes, who tragically died in a drama by Sophocles bore the same name as this Miamian vine: Antigonon Leptopus, which is a robust vine creeping to tremendous distances. It has beautiful heart shaped pink flowers but can overpower and smother nearby native plants. I have been looking for a white-flowered species but so far have not found one in Miami yet.

Antigone

2 comments:

Janet said...

A pretty shade of pink. Don't believe I have seen these before.

Anonymous said...

A pretty neat post today for the holiday.

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