Ipomoea turbinata

Moonflower

Moonflowers are nocturnal bloomers. After dark, fragrant flowers bloom and glow all night in the moonlight. Then at dawn, they close their blooms. They are a vining plant, and can grow as much as 4 to 6m in a single year. They are perennial in their native tropical homes, and used as annuals in more temperate areas.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Moonflower

Latin name

Ipomoea turbinata

type

Climber

family

Convolvulaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Moonflower is 1.00meters x 6.00meters

1.00 M 6.00 M

Ipomoea turbinata

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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