Ipomoea Quamoclit

Ipomoea Quamoclit Care

Ipomoea Quamoclit

What is the plant

Ipomoea quamoclit, tropical American twining climber naturalized in southern North America. It has star-shaped scarlet, pink, or white blooms amid deep green, deeply lobed leaves. It is a member of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae) and is an annual.

It's invasive in Australia, Papua New Guinea, India, the United States, Brazil, the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Maldives, Seychelles, and many islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

6 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
This plant grows in full sun in average soil and requires good drainage but adequate moisture. It tolerates deer, some drought, and both wet and dry soil conditions. Germination of seeds is aided by scarifying and soaking in water for 12-24 hours,
Pruning
No pruning required. Remove annual at the end of the growing season.
Fertilizer
Cypress vine will grow bigger and more reliably if it is fed with a balanced fertilizer.

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Soil
Soil Type: Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Temperature
Warm average temp. > 10°C
Additional
This plant has low severity poison characteristics. This invasive vine is original to the tropics of South America and, though an annual, spreads quickly by self-seed propagation.
Ipomoea quamoclit, commonly called cypress vine, is native to tropical America. It is a warm weather annual twining vine of the morning glory family that is ornamentally grown for its attractive scarlet flowers and fern-like foliage. It typically will grow 6-10' long, but infrequently to as much as 20' long.