How to tend a Ipomoea alba

Also known as: Bonanox indica Raf., Bonanox riparia Raf., Calonyction noctolucum G.Don, Calonyction roxburghii G.Don, Ipomoea carinata Endl., Convolvulus latiflorus Desr., Convolvulus macrosolen Spreng., Euryloma grandiflora Raf., Euryloma latiflora (Desr.) Raf., Ipomoea krusensternii Ledeb., Ipomoea latiflora (Desr.) Roem. & Schult., Ipomoea noctiflora Griff., Ipomoea noctiluca Herb., Ipomoea roxburghii Steud., Melascus latifolius Raf., Tremasperma bona-nox Raf., Chonemorpha convolvuloides G.Don, Calonyction macrantholeucum Colla, Calonyction rheedi Colla, Calonyction megalocarpum A.Rich., Ipomoea longiflora Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Ipomoea aculeata f. bonanox (L.) Voss, Ipomoea ambigua Endl., Ipomoea tubulosa Willd., Quamoclit longiflora (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) G.Don, Ipomoea maxima (L.f.) Sweet, Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House, Convolvulus aculeatus L., Ipomoea bona-nox L., Calonyction bona-nox (Spreng.) Bojer, Calonyction speciosum Choisy, Convolvulus bona-nox Spreng., Convolvulus aculeatus var. bona-nox (L.) Kuntze, Calonyction pulcherrimum Parodi, Convolvulus pulcherrimus Vell., Calonyction album (L.) House, Ipomoea aculeata var. bona-nox (Spreng.) Kuntze, Ipomoea grandiflora Lam., Calonyction bona-nox var. lobatum Hallier f., Calonyction aculeatum var. lobatum (Hallier f.) C.Y.Wu, Convolvulus maximus L.f., Calonyction aculeatum f. apopetalum Allard, Convolvulus duartinus Mure, Ipomoea aculeata var. heterophylla Kuntze

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Americas
Category
Convolvulaceae, Calonyction
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period August-October, fruiting period September-November
Flower colors
white
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