description Climbing Fumitory Overview
Climbing fumitory, Adlumia fungosa, is a biennial climbing plant native to eastern North America and also known as Allegheny vine or mountain fringe. During its second year it uses delicate, divided foliage and twining leaf stalks to climb over nearby vegetation, producing clusters of pale pink or white tubular flowers. It occurs in moist, shaded woods, rocky slopes, and recently disturbed forest sites, and dies after flowering and setting seed.
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Climbing Fumitory ranks #89 of 341 in the Wildflower ranking, behind Golden Alexanders, ahead of Rose Gentian.
help Climbing Fumitory FAQ
How does climbing fumitory climb without tendrils?
Adlumia fungosa uses its delicate leaf stalks, or petioles, to curl around nearby stems and supports. In its second year, the vine can climb several feet through shrubs or a light trellis.
Why does climbing fumitory die after flowering?
Climbing fumitory is a biennial, producing a basal rosette in its first season and flowering in its second. Once it has set seed, the parent plant completes its life cycle and dies.
What do climbing fumitory flowers look like?
The plant bears clusters of small tubular flowers that are usually pale pink with deeper pink or purple tips. Their unusual shape reflects its membership in the poppy family, Papaveraceae.
Where should Allegheny vine be planted?
Allegheny vine, another name for Adlumia fungosa, prefers cool, moist, partly shaded conditions. A woodland edge with a shrub, fence, or trellis gives its second-year stems something to climb.
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