Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
South Africa
Western United States, Canada
Types
Ipomoea quamoclit
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Number of Varieties
105
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
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
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Ipomoea quamoclit
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
star glory , hummingbird vine
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
Kunjlata
Whitebark Pine
In German
Ipomoea quamoclit
Whitebark Pine
In French
Ipomoea quamoclit
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
Ipomoea quamoclit
Whitebark pino
In Greek
Ipomoea quamoclit
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
Ipomoea quamoclit
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Ipomoea quamoclit
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Ipomoea quamoclit
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Solanales
Pinales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Ipomoeeae
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Subfamily
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Pinoideae
Number of Species
255
1
27800
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