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Ipomoea sagittifolia

Ipomoea sagittifolia
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ipomoea sagittifolia is a climbing morning-glory native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It grows as a herbaceous climber that scrambles over shrubs and trees, and it needs warmth and a sunny spot.

Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Tree, Climber
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while it is actively growing and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a standard potting mix with added grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Cape Verde, Trop. Africa, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Ipomoea sagittifolia is a species of morning glory in the genus Ipomoea. It is native to Africa, India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. It was erroneously reported to occur in Taiwan.

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 sagittifolia 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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