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Morning-glory

Ipomoea

Also called Morning Glories, Morningglory

Morning-glory
Photo: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ipomoea is the largest genus in the morning-glory family, with over 600 species, mostly twining climbers that grow as annuals or perennials in warm regions. Common garden types such as common morning glory are fast, sun-loving climbers that need a support to grow on.

Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Tree, Climber, Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, letting the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Average to well-drained garden soil; poor soil suits them well.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Seeds and roots contain lysergic-type alkaloids and can cause nausea, vomiting, hallucinations and diarrhea if eaten in quantity.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).

About

Ipomoea () is the largest genus in the plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 600 species. It is a large and diverse group, with common names including morning glory, water Convolvulus or water spinach, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, etc. The genus occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants, lianas, shrubs, and small trees; most of the species are twining climbing plants.

Uses

Ipomoea sepiaria is part of the Dashapushpam (Ten sacred flowers) in Kerala and is known as "Thiruthali" in Malayalam.

Other Ipomoea plants

Tropical white morning-glory · Swamp morning-glory · Ginger-leaf morning-glory · Sweet potato · Mile a minute vine · Gloria de la manana · Redstar · Ipomoea corymbosa · Lady Doorly's morning-glory · Beach morning-glory · Oceanblue Morning Glory · Whitestar

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ipomoea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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