FNPS Plant Database

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

tievine

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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:

NA

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms summer-early fall.

Noted For:

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:

Propagation:

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

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

1

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Text

Native Habitats:

Ruderal. Fencerows.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

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

Citations:

https://ecoscapes.bugwood.org/plant.cfm?code=IPCO8 https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ipcoc2

Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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