Ipomoea mauritiana

Read about Ipomoea mauritiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ipomoea digitata, Linn. (I. paniculata, R. Br. I. palmata, Hort., not Forsk.). Fig. 1963. St. trailing or climbing, 20-40 ft.: lvs. 3-7 in. wide, 5-7-parted, the segms. elliptic, sometimes spatulate, entire: fls. numerous, in a 2-branched cyme; corolla l ½ -3 in. wide, broadly bell-shaped, 5-lobed, pinkish purple or pink: seeds with a dense tuft of dirty white wool springing from the apex. July-Sept. Tropics of both hemispheres. R.H. 1853:381. B.R. 62; 333 (as I. platensis). B.M. 3685 (as I. platensis). Gng. 2:311.—One of the best tuberous-rooted ipomoeas for the garden or warm- house. In the N. it may be used with fine effect if grown in a tub and trained to an adjacent pillar or trellis, the vine being cut off before frost and the tub stored. Farther south the tubers may be planted directly in the open, and will give a profusion of bloom nearly all summer. var. insignis, Hort. (I. insignis, Ker). Lvs. not palmately divided, nearly entire or lobed, the under surface sometimes purplish. B.M. 1790. B.R. 75.—There are few plants of var. insignis in cult. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.