General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Vine
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Leaves: |
Evergreen
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Lavender
Pink
Purple
Other: Lavender, to pale pink with darker purple center
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| Bloom Size: |
3"-4"
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
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| Underground structures: |
Tuber
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
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| Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
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- Mile A Minute Vine
- Coast Morning Glory
- Messina Creeper
- Ivy-leaved Morning Glory
- Mile-A-Minute Vine
- Cairo Morning Glory
- Railroad Creeper
- Morning Glory
Posted by
plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Feb 17, 2013 5:10 PM concerning plant:
Mile-A-Minute Vine is an extremely fast growing, creeping or twining and climbing vine that has naturalized in many tropical and sub tropical areas of the world. The leaves of Ipomoea cairica are hand-shaped, 5-7 lobed and attached to a smooth stem. The large 2 1/2" - 3 1/2" flowers are lavender to pale pink in color with a deeper pink-purple center. The fruit of I. cairica is a round green capsule, turning brown at maturity and containing hairy, brown to black seeds.
This perennial morning glory is in wide use as a garden ornamental but is usually considered an invasive weed.
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