Ipomoea purpurea

Common Name(s): Common morning glory

Cultivar(s): Alba , Madame Ann , Violacea , Tricolor , Kermesiana

Category: Vines

Comment: A naturalized weed in cultivated and fallow fields; prefers a sandy, poor soil; sometimes sold as I. nil; self seeds and can become invasive

Height: 10 ft.-16 ft.

Flower: 2 in. showy flowers (white, pink, crimson, purple, blue) open in the morning and last a few hours; flowers mid summer to fall

Habit: Deciduous

Texture: Medium

Exposure: Sun

Growth Rate:Rapid

Climbing Method: Twining

Tags: deciduous

Sold at Nassau County Master Gardener Plant Sale