FNPS Plant Database

Ipomoea hederifolia

scarlet morningglory
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

scarlet morningglory

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Ipomoea hederifolia

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

to 10 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Blooms summer and fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Grow on fence or trellis.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed or cuttings.

Light:

Full Sun, Part 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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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Attracts larger butterflies such as  swallowtails  and  fritillaries.  Predominantly self-pollinated.

Attracts hummingbirds.

Native Habitats:

Dry disturbed sites.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

The flowers are smaller than on most other native morning-glories, but they are attractive.

Citations:

Wikipedia. (2012-2024). Ipomoea hereacea. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_hederacea ). Accessed 2026.

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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