Also known as cypress vine, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory, star of Bethlehem or hummingbird vine, this striking climbing flower, Ipomoea quamoclit, is native tropical regions of the Americas and has a distinctive trumpet with five-point star-shaped petals. Scarlet red is a the best known colour, but it can also be pink or white.
Inspirational, at least in other names for it various songs, here are’s a small selection. First, Kathleen Taylor from her 2010 album Wondrous Potions:
Here’s Cecilia (Cecilia Lasagno) with the same title from her album Cupid’s Catalogue.
So then, any further quamoclit-related examples to share from your own music library? Feel free also to share anything related whether in music or wider culture, such as from film, art, or other contexts, in comments below.
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