Purple Bell Vine

Introduced from its native Mexico in 1833 this refined beauty has small heart-shaped toothed leaves often edged in burgundy on twining stems. The violet bell-shaped flowers have a maroon "clapper," the 2" flowers swaying from the ends of thread-like stems. Grow in containers or twining up string trellises, where it becomes a garland of floral chimes until late fall freezes.