| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 10 to 15 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Other: Small ovoid capsule containing 2-4 dark brown to black tuftedseeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Bright red with yellow or white throat. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Groundcover |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: Seeds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: Nick or file seed coat and soak in warm water for 8-12 hours before sowing. Needs specific temperature: 65ºF - 80ºF Days to germinate: 7 - 14 Depth to plant seed: 1/8 - 1/4" deep Other info: Plant pot and all if transplanting. Does not like root disturbance. |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Parentage: | Ipomoea quamoclit x Ipomoea coccinea |
| dragonfetti | On April 5, 2015 | Transplanted Plants had reached top of container; 8 into pots |
| dragonfetti | On April 1, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| dragonfetti | On March 26, 2015 | Seeds sown In CU container |
| dragonfetti | On March 22, 2015 | Obtained plant Ferry-Morse $1.35 |
| antsinmypants | On April 13, 2024 | Seeds germinated All 3. |
| antsinmypants | On April 12, 2024 | Seeds germinated |
| antsinmypants | On April 11, 2024 | Miscellaneous Event Placed in moist paper towel. (3) |
| antsinmypants | On April 3, 2024 | Plant emerged |
| antsinmypants | On April 1, 2024 | Seeds sown |
| antsinmypants | On March 31, 2024 | Seeds germinated |
| antsinmypants | On March 30, 2024 | Miscellaneous Event Presoak |
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| Ipomoea sloteri by Danita | Oct 15, 2017 1:40 AM | 0 |
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