Ipomoea coccinea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Ipomoea coccinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quamoclit coccinea, Moench (Ipomoea coccinea, Linn.). Star Ipomoea. Fig. 3302. St. freely twining for 10 ft.: lvs. slender-petioled, entire or angulate, acuminate: peduncle 2-6 in. long, few- to several-fld.; corolla 1/2-2/3in. wide, salverform; limb obscurely lobed, scarlet with yellow throat. Aug.-Oct. Apparently naturalized from Trop. Amer., on river banks in the Middle and South Atlantic states; probably indigenous to N. Mex. and Ariz. B.M. 221.—Fls. are produced in abundance, but are very small. Var. hederifolia, House (Ipomoea hederifolia, Linn. Ipomoea coccinea var. hederifolia, Gray. Mina san- guinea, Hort.). Fig. 3303. This Plains form of the species has angulate, 3-lobed or even 3-5-parted lvs., and fls. usually larger. B.R. 9. B.M. 1769. I.H. 41, p. 159.—It is superior to the type for ornamental purposes. Var. luteola, House (Ipomoea luteola, Jacq. Ipomoea coccinea var. lutea, Hort.). Fls. yellow, an inch long. Varies to orange in color. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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