Ipomoea tricolor
Common Name(s):
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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This Morning glory with many common names from Flying saucer to Granny vine can be a perennial, herbaceous vine, but is most often an annual; reseeding in successive years in cooler zones than its tropical origin of South America. It grows in sun to part shade and prefers poor soil with little or no fertilizer.
The leaves are alternate, simple, and heart-shaped with smooth margins measuring 3 to 4 inches long. Its blue, white, or variously colored flower is funnel-shaped. The flowers open in the morning, then fade and drop by evening.
To plant from seed it is best to nick the hard seed coat and soak overnight before planting. As this plant is vigorous and self-seeds, it may become weedy. The fruit, a capsuled seed, is poisonous with low toxicity if ingested.
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Star'
- 'Crimson Rambler'
- 'Heavenly Blue'
- 'Heavenly Blue Improved'
- 'Blue Star'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Star'
- 'Crimson Rambler'
- 'Heavenly Blue'
- 'Heavenly Blue Improved'
- 'Blue Star'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ipomoea
- Species:
- tricolor
- Family:
- Convolvulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Tropical America
- Climbing Method:
- Twining
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Poisonous
- Vine
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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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)
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Seeds poisonous; nick the hard seed coat and soak overnight before planting
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Funnel
- Trumpet
- Flower Petals:
- fused petals
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Funnel-shaped, reddish purple, blue, white, or variously colored flowers from mid-summer to fall; flowers open in the morning, then fade and drop
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Cordate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Alternate, simple, heart-shaped, 3-4 inches long
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Houseplants
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Poor Soil
- Problems:
- Poisonous
- Weedy
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Poison:
- Poison Severity:
- Low
- Poison Symptoms:
- CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN. Hallucinations, dilated pupils, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, numbness of extremities, and muscle tightness.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Indole alkaloids, LSD and others
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- No
- Poison Part:
- Seeds
- Native alternative(s) for Ipomoea tricolor:
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Ipomoea pandurata
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Iris germanica
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Nicandra physalodes
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Euphorbia maculata
