FNPS Plant Database

Ipomoea sagittata

glades morning-glory
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

glades morning-glory

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Ipomoea sagittata

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

Stems 3-6 ft long.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms summer (north) or all year (south)

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Can plant as a limited-area groundcover or allow to climb on a fence or other support. Not suited to formal gardens.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed, cuttings, division.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry

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

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

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

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts insects, especially bees.

Native Habitats:

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Occurs along inland edges of salt marshes where it must tolerate at least periodic inundation by seawater.  Locations likely do not have high exposure to salty wind or spray (IRC).

Citations:

https://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2012/08/saltmarsh-morning-glory-ipomoea.html



https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-ipomoea-sagittata/



https://regionalcons ervation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Ipomsagi



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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