Family | Convolvulaceae

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Gardening with a Purpose | Plant ID

Convolvulaceae Family

Morning Glories

BUSH MORNING GLORY OR MOONFLOWER, Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy

The cypress vine or more botanically correct the Ipomoea quamoclit a species of the morning glory family. A gorgeous easy to grow plant that makes your gardening efforts much easier and more fruitful.

This morning glory family member comes from the native tropical regions of northern Mexico to northern South America.

Technically grown as an annual, the cypress vine will typically come back year after year from seeds dropped by the previous year’s plant, thereby making it more of a perennial.

The vine can reach 9 feet in length and offers up 1.5 inch trumpet-shaped flowers in red, pink, or white.

Eudicots Asterids Solanales CONVOLVULACEAE

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Bush Moon Flower

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Bush Moon Flower or Bush Morning Glory  Tree

Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa is a species of morning glory that has been introduced worldwide as an ornamental and hedge (living fence) plant. The species has escaped from cultivation to become naturalized and invasive mostly in disturbed sites, riparian areas and wetlands, and it behaves as a weed. It is found in cultivated fields, such as rice plantations. It is a strong competitor for resources (e.g. nutrients and water), with the potential to outcompete native plants. 

The Flowers are visited by Large Carpenter Bees and Xylocopa darwin.    Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa is native to tropical America, from Mexico to Argentina.

The species has been listed as a noxious weed in the USA. 

Family: Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae)

Eudicots Asterids Solanales Convolvulaceae Ipomoeeae

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Cypress Vine | Ipomoea quamoclit

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Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)

Habit: Annuals, Vine
Zones 5-11

Height: 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing: 9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color: Pink, Red, White/Near White

Bloom Time: warm season

Foliage: Lace-textured, Smooth-textured

Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive

This plant is attractive to hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and birds

Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

Soil pH requirements:  6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds

Native from northern South America north to Mexico.
Synonyms: Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
Note: Survived 2011 drought.

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