Photo by Panos & Stavros.
A wild plant from
Polyploid.net.
The hairy leaf and
fruit fromPolyploid.net.
Collected by Burl Mostul in San Louis Potosi,
Mexico.
The Flower from
Polyploid.net. |
Author: |
Jean B.A.P de M. de Lamarck, 1791 |
Family: |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Origin: |
Argentina,
Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Mexico Gulf, New Mexico, Peru,
Southern U.S.A. |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
2 Metres |
Flower:
|
Blue / White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Silky Morning
Glory |
Synonyms: |
Convolvulus pubescens
Willd, 1809.
And more below... |
This member of the Convolvulaceae family was described by Jean Baptiste
Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck in 1791.
It's found from southern U.S.A. through Mexico to Paraguay. Give it a well- drained soil, some
water and sun, and it will give you fine blue flowers with white throat. The bulb will grow to
ten
centimetres in diameter, the vines to two meters.
The
generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός;
íps, ipós,
meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios,
meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name means 'hairy'
for the fruits. |