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Scientific
Name
Ipomoea
tricolor
Common
Name
Morning glory
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Hardiness: Tender
perennial grown as an annual |
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Habit: --
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Texture:
Medium
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Height:
8 to 15'
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Exposure:
Sun to partial shade
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Climbing
Method: -- |
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Flower/
Fruit: Reddish purple, azure,
china blue flowers mid-summer to fall |
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Comments:
Flowers open in the morning, then
fade and drop; 3 to 4 inch leaves; mayself seed and become weedy;
seeds are poisonous; nick the hard seed coat and soak overnight
before planting; prefers poor soil and little or no fertilizer
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Cultivars:
Blue Star (blue), Crimson Rambler
(crimson with white tube), Heavenly Blue (china blue), Heavenly
Blue Improved (large, bright blue with white tube), Pearly Gates
(blue marbled white), Summer Skies (sky blue), Wedding Bells (lavender
pink), Early Call (large;caeris and blue), Scarlet Star (red/white)
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© Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
Shoprights NC State University
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