Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
South Africa
Types
-
Ipomoea quamoclit
Number of Varieties
3010
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40000
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Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-79-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-8
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Coral
Red, Magenta
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long, Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Pests and Diseases
-
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
ALNUS rubra
Ipomoea quamoclit
Common Name
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
star glory , hummingbird vine
In Hindi
red alder
Kunjlata
In German
rot-Erle
Ipomoea quamoclit
In French
aulne rouge
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Spanish
aliso rojo
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Greek
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Portuguese
amieiro vermelho
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Polish
czerwony olcha
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Latin
red alnus
Ipomoea quamoclit
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Solanales
Family
Betulaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Alnus
Ipomoea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ipomoeeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3525
1
27800
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