Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
South Africa
United States, Canada, Mexico
Types
Ipomoea quamoclit
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Number of Varieties
1015
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Bluffs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-10-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm45.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, Alternate
Lanceolate to elliptical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Foliage diseases
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Blood cleanser, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves, Shoots
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Ipomoea quamoclit
Maianthemum racemosum
Common Name
star glory , hummingbird vine
Treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, false spikenard
In Hindi
Kunjlata
Treacleberry
In German
Ipomoea quamoclit
Treacleberry
In French
Ipomoea quamoclit
Treacleberry
In Spanish
Ipomoea quamoclit
Treacleberry
In Greek
Ipomoea quamoclit
Treacleberry
In Portuguese
Ipomoea quamoclit
Treacleberry
In Polish
Ipomoea quamoclit
Treacleberry
In Latin
Ipomoea quamoclit
Treacleberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Liliales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Maianthemum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Tribe
Ipomoeeae
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Subfamily
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Nolinoideae
Number of Species
2539
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27800
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