How to tend a Ipomoea tricolor
Also known as: Pharbitis tricolor (Cav.) Chitt., Quamoclit mutica Choisy, Convolvulus venustus Spreng., Ipomoea rubro-caerulea Hook., Ipomoea hookeri G.Don, Pharbitis rubro-caerulea Planch., Convolvulus rubrocoeruleus D.Dietr.
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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
- white, yellow and purple in mixture
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