Ipomoea tricolor
Common Name(s):
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Perennial, herbaceous vine; leaves alternate, simple, heart-shaped, margins smooth; flower funnel-shaped, blue, white, or variously colored; fruit a capsule
Flowers open in the morning, then fade and drop; 3-4 in. leaves; may self 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
- Cultivars:
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- 'Blue Star'
- 'Crimson Rambler'
- 'Heavenly Blue'
- 'Heavenly Blue Improved'
- 'Blue Star'
- Tags:
- Cultivars:
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- 'Blue Star'
- 'Crimson Rambler'
- 'Heavenly Blue'
- 'Heavenly Blue Improved'
- 'Blue Star'
- Tags:
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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:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Poisonous
- Vine
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- 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
- 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
- Similar plants:
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Grevillea
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Hippeastrum
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Clematis paniculata
