Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
South Africa
Types
-
Ipomoea quamoclit
Number of Varieties
-10
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-8
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Red, Magenta
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue, Violet
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Long, Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather
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
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Pests and Diseases
-
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Tropical
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Ipomoea quamoclit
Common Name
Ukiuki, uki
star glory , hummingbird vine
In Hindi
Ukiuki
Kunjlata
In German
Ukiuki
Ipomoea quamoclit
In French
Ukiuki
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Spanish
Ukiuki
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Greek
Ukiuki
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Portuguese
Ukiuki
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Polish
Ukiuki
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Latin
Ukiuki
Ipomoea quamoclit
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Solanales
Family
Liliaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Dianella
Ipomoea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ipomoeeae
Subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae
-
Number of Species
4125
1
27800
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