How to tend a Ipomoea purpurea
Also known as: Convolvuloides leucosperma Moench, Convolvuloides purpurea (L.) Moench, Convolvulus glandulifer Spreng., Convolvulus hirsutulus (J.Jacq.) Colla, Convolvulus intermedius Roem. & Schult., Diatrema purpurea (L.) Raf., Ipomoea intermedia Schult., Ipomoea wattii C.B.Clarke, Ipomoea zuccagnii Roem. & Schult., Convolvulus purpureus L., Ipomoea chanetii H.Lév., Ipomoea hispida Zuccagni, Pharbitis hispida (Zuccagni) Choisy, Pharbitis purpurea Voigt, Ipomoea mexicana A.Gray, Ipomoea pilosissima M.Martens & Galeotti, Ipomoea affinis M.Martens & Galeotti, Ipomoea purpurea var. diversifolia (Lindl.) O'Donell, Pharbitis diversifolius Lindl., Ipomoea hirsutula J.Jacq., Pharbitis nil var. diversifolia (Lindl.) Choisy, Ipomoea glandulifera Ruiz & Pav., Ipomoea purpurea var. purpurea , Pharbitis purpurea Lunell, Pharbitis githaginea Hochst. ex Choisy, Ipomoea purpurea f. triloba Meisn.
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, water daily in summer
Sunlight
Long-day plant, put in sunny places
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring and summer
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- South America
- Category
- Solanaceae, Petunia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠10 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-October, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- rose red
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