Scarlet Creeper Ipomoea coccinea
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- eye-poh-MEE-ah kok-SIN-ee-uh
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Scarlet Creeper is an annual vine in the morning glory family. It is native to Mexico and typically found along streambanks, roadsides, fields, and thickets.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ipomoea
- Species:
- coccinea
- Family:
- Convolvulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico
- Wildlife Value:
- Scarlet creeper is a food source for songbirds and hummingbirds. Flowers provide nectar to pollinators from August until the first frost.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Vine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Winter
- Fruit Description:
- Displays from September to December.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Red flowers bloom from August to frost.
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses