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Cynanchum racemosum
Talayote is a scrambling, perennial climbing vine in the dogbane family, native to dry tropical forests and thickets in Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, with some range in Texas and Mexico. It is best grown in full sun to part shade on a sturdy support, and it needs good drainage and a dry rest period.
Cynanchum racemosum, common name talayote, is a perennial vine that grows in Texas and Mexico. It is in the family Apocynaceae. It grows in forests and thickets and has greenish white or cream colored flowers. It grows to fifteen feet long. Leaves are heart shaped. It is deciduous. It is a host plant for various bees, butterflies, beetles, and other insects including soldier and monarch butterflies.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynanchum racemosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
