Cup & Saucer Vine

Early this spring, I bought a vine.  I stuck it in the ground by the metal arbor The Dad built.  Then I waited.  And waited.  The plant grew.  And it grew.  And it was pretty, but not a single bud.

Then, a week or so ago, it started getting some things that looked like bracts.  And I thought, well that's the dumbest flower I've ever seen.  Then something started emerging from the bract.  And I still thought it was a pretty pathetic flower.

Then, it bloomed.  And it was SO pretty.  And next year, I'm buyin' it again.

Here's the bloom cycle of my cup and saucer vine:

The flower starts out this pale, greenish-purple color.
 

Then, over the span of a couple days, the color gradually gets darker.

So pretty, right?

A true example of, never judge a book by its cover.

It's the inside that counts.