1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
10-8
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Magenta
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long, Alternate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
Not Available
5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Purgative
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ipomoea quamoclit
7.2 Common Name
star glory , hummingbird vine
7.2.1 In Hindi
Kunjlata
7.2.2 In German
Ipomoea quamoclit
7.2.3 In French
Ipomoea quamoclit
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ipomoea quamoclit
7.2.5 In Greek
Ipomoea quamoclit
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Ipomoea quamoclit
7.2.7 In Polish
Ipomoea quamoclit
7.2.8 In Latin
Ipomoea quamoclit
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Solanales
8.5 Family
Amaryllidaceae
8.6 Genus
Ipomoea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Ipomoeeae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species