Ipomoea tricolor

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ipomoea tricolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ipomoea tricolor, Cav. (I. rubro-caerulea, Hook. I. hookeri, Don and Hort.). St. tinged with purple, branched, 10-20 ft. high: lvs membranaceous, much-veined, short-acuminate: peduncle hollow and wand-like, longer than petioles, 3-4-fld.; fls. 3-4 in. wide, the tube white and limb red before expanding, at length purple or china- blue. Aug.-Oct. Mex. R.H. 1855:441 (as Pharbitis rubro-caerulea). B.M. 3297. P.M. 3:99. Gn. 27:72. G.C.III.53: 104.—One of the most beautiful of annual climbers. The fls. are often dashed, blotched and shaded with rose, or are entirely rose. It is likely to run to vine when out-of-doors unless the roots are confined in a box or pot to induce early flowering. It makes an excellent pot-plant for the greenhouse. Var. Heavenly Blue, from Calif., proves to be a blue form of I. tricolor, which is especially valuable for cut-fls. Var. alba, Hort., has pure white fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Genus

Ipomoea

Familia

Convolvulaceae

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