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Scientific
Name
Ipomea
purpurea, I. nil
Common
Name
Morning glory, Japanese morning
glory
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Hardiness Zone: Hardiness
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Hardiness: Annual
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Texture:
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Height:
10 to 15'
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Exposure:
Sun
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Climbing
Method: Twining stems |
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Flower/
Fruit: Blue, pink, lavender,
white, crimson |
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Comments:
Can be invasive; many
improved cultivars are available; seeds should be scarified and
soaked in water for 12 to 24 hours to aid germination; prefers a
well-drained, sandy soil but is tolerant of most soil conditions
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Cultivars:
Alba (white), Darling (wine-red),
Giant Cornell (red bordered white), Pearly Gates (large, white),
Rosea (blush rose), Scarlett O'hara (rosey red), Violacea (double,
deep violet); Madame Anne (red)
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© Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
Shoprights NC State University
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