FNPS Plant Database

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

tievine
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

tievine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

Stems 3-6 ft long.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms summer-early fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Plant on a trellis or fence.

Considerations:

Can be somewhat aggressive. Self seeds and can become overly abundant as well as overly robust. Best not planted in a small area.

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed or cuttings. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Butterflies

Attracts butterflies and moths.

Native Habitats:

Ruderal. Fencerows.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Very easily grown. Flowers are fairly small but very numerous.

Citations:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. (2025). Plant Database: Ipomoea cordatotrilobata var. cordatotrilobata. ( https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ipcoc2 ). Accessed 2026. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Georgia. (Undated). CoastScapes Native Plant Database: Tievine - Ipomoea cordatotriloba. https://ecoscapes.bugwood.org/plant.cfm?code=IPCO8 ). Accessed 2026. Marine Extension Service, University of Georgia, Brunswick, GA.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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