Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
South Africa
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Types
Ipomoea quamoclit
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
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Sunset Zone
21,22
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, Alternate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
-
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
-
-
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Purgative
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
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Botanical Name
Ipomoea quamoclit
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
star glory , hummingbird vine
candelabro
In Hindi
Kunjlata
candelabro
In German
Ipomoea quamoclit
candelabro
In French
Ipomoea quamoclit
candelabro
In Spanish
Ipomoea quamoclit
candelabro
In Greek
Ipomoea quamoclit
candelabro
In Portuguese
Ipomoea quamoclit
candelabro
In Polish
Ipomoea quamoclit
candelabro
In Latin
Ipomoea quamoclit
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Ipomoeeae
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Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
25-
1
27800
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