Ipomoea hederifolia
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Scarlet Morningglory
Convolvulaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Vine | |
Size: | to 10 ft | |
Life Span: | Annual | |
Flower Color: | Red | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Blooms summer and fall. | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Grow on fence or trellis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed or cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Attracts hummingbirds. | |
Insects: | Attracts larger butterflies such as swallowtails and fritillaries. Predominantly self-pollinated. | |
Native Habitats: | Dry disturbed sites. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | The flowers are smaller than on most other native morning-glories, but they are attractive. |