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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Cream/Tan
Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Evergreen
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
On Jul 11, 2009, WillowWasp from Jones Creek, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
This one grows along the dunes and I don't really think it is that pretty. I wouldn't take the time to harvest seed and plant them to have such a puny, ugly plant.
The blue-flowered version grows profusely at Cape San Blas, FL (on the Panhandle, between Appalachicola and Port St. Joe). I had a home there until last Fall, and propogated it by seed,"layering", and transplanting to help with the severe dune erosion we had. It was also a nice color and texture contrast to our sea oats.
On Aug 20, 2003, IslandJim from Keizer, OR (Zone 8b) wrote:
The plant we in south Florida call "Beach Morning Glory" is the plant called "Railroad Vine" in this database. I would enjoy seeing a photo of this one; it sounds quite different.
On Aug 20, 2003, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro Brazil (Zone 11) wrote:
Ipomoea imperati is a species of morning glory that grows on beach sand, from South America to Southeastern coast of USA. Almost all parts of this plant are found undergrounds, sprouting 2 or 3 leaves here and there. The flowers comes to the surface in unexpected places. In conditions of relatively high moisture, it takes over the place, although unnoticed.
The flowers are cream colored, funnel shaped, very delicate.
It requires full sun, beach sand (salty white sand with a regular income of salt from the air), constant moisture (though never overwater it). It's listed as native from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (?), Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas and Virgin Islands, so these are the places to go. It's considered invasive in many of them, so watch out.
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