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Whiteflower beach morning-glory

Ipomoea littoralis

Also called Coastal Morning Glory, White Flower Beach Morning Glory

Whiteflower beach morning-glory (Ipomoea littoralis) is a trailing or twining, scrambling subshrub from tropical and subtropical coasts of the Indian Ocean and Pacific. It grows best in sun with sandy, well-drained soil and tolerates salt spray and drought.

Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Sandy, free-draining soil or a light mix with added sand.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Seeds and other parts of morning-glory species contain alkaloids and resins that can cause stomach upset if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
W. Indian Ocean, Coastal Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Pacific
Climate
subtropical

About

Ipomoea littoralis is a trailing herb or sometimes twining that is found tropical sea line area of Asia. The flower is beautiful and bright pink. In Bangladesh, it is found in Saint Martin's Island and along the Takanaf coastline of Cox's Bazar. The funnel-shaped, pink, or pinkish-purple flowers attract the insect. It is a rare wild morning glory in Bangladesh.

Other Ipomoea plants

Ipomoea abrupta · Ipomoea aequatoriensis · Tropical white morning-glory · Redcenter morning-glory · Swamp morning-glory · Tree morning glory · Aristolochia Leaved Morning Glory · Ginger-leaf morning-glory · Ipomoea aurantiaca · Canyon morning-glory · Sweet potato · Ipomoea batatoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ipomoea littoralis 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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

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