Ipomoea alba
moonflower
Convolvulaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
vine
Size:
to 40 ft long vine
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Blooms summer into early fall
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Recommended only for use where it can be controlled such as on a trellis or in areas where expansive growth is appropriate. Rain gardens or bioswales.
Considerations:
Extremely vigorous, may overtop other plants. Can be planted further north but should be treated as an annual.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinated by moths.
Native Habitats:
Disturbed wetland and lake edges, mangrove fringes.
