Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
India
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Types
Ipomoea aquatica
Coniferous Tree
Number of Varieties
1203
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-156-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
9-6
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Littleleaf disease
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hens
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Farmland
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
Emetic, Laxative, tuberculosis, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Inner Bark, Wood
Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
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Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
PINUS echinata
Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
Shortleaf Pine
In Hindi
Water Spinach
Shortleaf Pine
In German
Wasser-Spinat
Shortleaf Pine
In French
Épinards d'eau
Shortleaf Pine
In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
Shortleaf pino
In Greek
Σπανάκι νερό
Shortleaf Pine
In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
Shortleaf Pine
In Polish
Szpinak wodny
Shortleaf Pine
In Latin
Water Spinach
Pinus Shortleaf
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Solanales
Pinales
Family
Convolvulaceae
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
5003
1
27800
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