Ipomoea lacunosa
Whitestar
This is a vigorous growing, self supporting plant with with heart-shaped leaves and trumpet shaped flowers that come in a variety of colours, red, blue, purple, white, pink and bi-colours, that open in the morning, usually, and close up at noon or shortly after. Each flower only opens once. They flower from early Summer through to the Autumn. Ipomoea lacunosa has small white flowers (3/4" across)
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Whitestar
Latin name
Ipomoea lacunosa
type
Climber
family
Convolvulaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
4.00 M
Ipomoea lacunosa
This is a vigorous growing, self supporting plant with with heart-shaped leaves and trumpet shaped flowers that come in a variety of colours, red, blue, purple, white, pink and bi-colours, that open in the morning, usually, and close up at noon or shortly after. Each flower only opens once. They flower from early Summer through to the Autumn. Ipomoea lacunosa has small white flowers (3/4" across)
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
For an encouraging start Morning glory need to be kept in a warm greenhouse/window sill /conservatory until all signs of frost have gone. Ipomea are delicate and don't like the cold, soak the seed overnight before sowing. Can be planted in greenhouse or conservatory.
Flowering season
From Early Summer TO Early Autumn
Trumpet shaped flowers that come in a variety of colours, red ,blue, purple, white, pink and bi-colours, that open in the morning, usually, and close up at noon or shortly after. Each flower only opens once. They flower from early Summer through to the Autumn.
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