Jacquemontia (Jacquemontia Pentanthos)

Botanical Name: Jacquemontia Pentanthos

Also known as: 

• Jacquemontia
• Pentantha 
• Skyblue cluster vine
• Skyblue Clustervine

Jacquemontia is an evergreen annual vine

The stem of the creeper is slender and green and the leaves are arranged alternatively. The leaves are small, shiny, and heart-shaped with pointed tips.

The bell-shaped white-throated ultramarine blue flowers are produced in clusters at the ends for long stalks. The creeper looks gorgeous with its many flowers spread on it after rains and in the cooler season.

It requires six or more hours of the morning and late afternoon sun.

Propagate using cuttings or by layering. 

Water the vine deeply every 10 days to two weeks, or as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. While it tolerates brief dry spells, regular moisture maximizes the blue-sky vine’s flower production. You can plant a sky-blue vine at the base of a supporting structure in a well-draining, organically rich soil. Well-drained soil.

Feed the plant using a general-purpose, 6-6-6 fertilizer when the vine resumes growth in early spring and again at the beginning of summer, but only if its growth has slowed.

Check the foliage regularly for infestations of sap-sucking whiteflies, spider mites, and scale insects. Wash mites and whiteflies off with a strong blast of water.

(Flowering plants only blossom naturally in their respective seasons. Fruit bearing plants only produce fruits naturally during their growing seasons. All plants are sold in generic nursery pots, and may naturally vary in colors/sizes from the exact images illustrated above.)