Ipomoea Species, Morning Glory, Sharp-pod Morning-glory, Wild Morning Glory, Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
| Family: | Convolvulaceae (kon-volv-yoo-LAY-see-ee) (Info) |
| Genus: | Ipomoea (ip-oh-MEE-a) (Info) |
| Species: | cordatotriloba (kor-day-to-try-LO-buh) (Info) |
Category:
Annuals
Biennials
Perennials
Vines and Climbers
Water Requirements:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage:
Herbaceous
Foliage Color:
Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Hardiness:
Not Applicable
Where to Grow:
Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color:
Pink
Magenta (pink-purple)
Bloom Characteristics:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Bloom Size:
Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall
Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information:
Non-patented
Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Regional
This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:
Daytona Beach, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
Keystone Heights, Florida
Niceville, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Zephyrhills, Florida
Richmond Hill, Georgia
Derby, Kansas
Barbourville, Kentucky
Zachary, Louisiana
Palmyra, New Jersey
Scio, Oregon
Ladys Island, South Carolina
Summerville, South Carolina
Lafayette, Tennessee
Westmoreland, Tennessee
Arlington, Texas
Austin, Texas(2 reports)
Blanco, Texas
Boerne, Texas
Brazoria, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Garland, Texas
Houston, Texas(3 reports)
Humble, Texas
Hutchins, Texas
Jacksonville, Texas
Katy, Texas
Keller, Texas
La Porte, Texas
Lockhart, Texas
Lometa, Texas
Round Rock, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas
Shepherd, Texas
Spicewood, Texas
Spring, Texas(2 reports)
Waxahachie, Texas
Arlington, Virginia
show allGardeners' Notes:
| Rating | Content |
|---|---|
| Positive | On Apr 11, 2011, ransom3 from Zephyrhills, FL wrote: Use common sense while deciding where to plant this Southern native.It is very showy. |
| Negative | On Oct 17, 2010, plantladylin from (Zone 1) wrote: VERY invasive here in Florida! This stuff is taking over my yard, choking out my perennial beds, covering miniature azaleas, climbing a pole and covering a birdhouse! I don't think it's possible to eradicate this menace! I thought for sure our record breaking cold winter would kill it out once and for all! Ha ... it came back with a vengeance! |
| Negative | On Oct 5, 2006, Xeramtheum from Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) wrote: I. cordatotriloba is extremely invasive and has invaded my back yard. I am pulling off every flower I can reach in hopes of slowing it down. |
| Negative | On Sep 16, 2006, renatelynne from Boerne new zone 30, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: Very pretty flower but it grows everywhere, reseeds to the point you can hardly get rid of it, twines around and kills other plants and grasses! I just pull a thousand yards of this out of my yard every year. I never started it but between the birds and the wind I have it everywhere. |
| Neutral | On Jul 19, 2005, RON_CONVOLVULACEAE from Netcong, NJ (Zone 5b) wrote: Ipomoea 'trichocarpa' has been 'absorbed' into Ipomoea cordatotriloba as a variation and is no longer considered to be a distinct species per se. |
| Positive | On Sep 5, 2004, trois from Santa Fe, TX (Zone 9b) wrote: This plant is growing wild all over this place. It is a profuse bloomer and has covered many fences and small trees. The blooms are small for a Morning Glory, but make up for this with many blooms. We like it. Very early morning flowers tend to be more blue, fading to mostly pink in a few hours. |
| Neutral | On Aug 27, 2004, frankentrina from Lockhart, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: I happen to like them, If they're in the right spot. There was some coming up in a flowerbed when I moved in here, and I keep digging them up everytime one sprouts and transplanting it to my fenceline. I want them growing there to make a privacy border, not in the flowerbed strangling everything else. I let the vine on the fence flower, so it will continue to grow there, though I collected as many seeds as I could before too many dropped. I keep digging up the ones in the flowerbed, and hopefully I'll eventually get rid of them there. We usually dont get a hard enough freeze to kill off the roots. |
| Neutral | On Sep 29, 2003, ckfarr from Spring, TX wrote: Well, I can't say that I've had SUCCESS with this plant. It started growing in my backyard up through some cast iron plant and I didn't put it there! It looked okay, so I left it. Now, its growing up my trellis with some wisteria and its taking over! It looked alright for a little while, but it sure grows fast! I'll have to take some clippers to it to keep it under control. |
| Positive | On Apr 10, 2003, Lavanda from Mcallen, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: This is a wildflower in Texas, and has naturalized from the southeastern USA west to Texas, if not further west. It grows as far south as all of Mexico. |
| Negative | On Aug 29, 2002, Wingnut from Spicewood, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: Texas native. This plant can be invasive as it produces LOTS of seeds and self seeds freely. It seems like EVERY SEED sprouts TWO plants! LOLOL! But in a dry place where nothing else will grow except cactus, it would do well. |
