Canary Bird Flower

This favorite heirloom vine was introduced to England in 1755 from its native Peru and, by 1903, was listed in American seed catalogs. The bright yellow flowers have delightfully fringed upper petals that were once fancied to be a bird's wings in flight; to me, they resemble little orchids. The vine climbs on strings or trellis and drapes sturdy summer flowers with spangles of gold.