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Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Magenta (Pink-Purple)
Bloom Time: Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Variegated Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Suitable for growing in containers
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Propagation Methods: From herbaceous stem cuttings From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; direct sow after last frost From seed; germinate in a damp paper towel Scarify seed before sowing By grafting By air layering
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Jul 5, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources list Ipomoea seeds as poisonous if large quantities are ingested.
The toxic principals include indole alkaloids and others.
Symptoms include hallucinations, dilated pupils, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, numbness of extremities, and muscle tightness.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to warn gardeners, parents and pet owners to look further for more information.
On Sep 19, 2005, Texasbloomer from Plano, TX wrote:
One of my tough favorites. Started in a pot in April. set outside in May. Got to 10" or so. Bunnies chewed it all the way down. I cried. Doctored it for a month. Then it began to grow. Planted in ground late June. Only 5 of 8 seeds germiniated originally. It is 7' or so. First blooms mid-Aug. Everyday since, there's a dozen or more lavender blooms, though the vine is very very thin. Some bloom at ground, some over the wall. SO beautiful. LARGE 6" blooms but oh-so-fragile...to touch, to wind, to rain. Luckily more come each day. Love the lilac color.
On May 30, 2004, WillowWasp from Jones Creek, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
Beautiful large pale lavender blooms, about 4 and a half to 6 inches across, with large varigated tri lobed leaves. Blooms stay open all day with full noon day sun. It is in morning and evening shade and has full sun midday. Bloomed from bottom to top with seed pods begining to form about mid way up the vine. The bottom blooms did not produce seed pods.
Blooms are very likely to tear, due to wind or rain as they are thin and quite large.
Color on this flower seems to be completely pale lavender from throat to tip with a very slight color change in the throat but hardley noticeable. On most blooms I notice no color variation at all.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Elk Grove, California Wilmington, Delaware Dundee, Ohio Lafayette, Tennessee Lake City, Tennessee Brazoria, Texas Freeport, Texas Plano, Texas Franklin, Wisconsin
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