• Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Ipomoea alba

moonflower

Nomenclature

Common Name:

moonflower

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Ipomoea alba

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

to 40 ft long vine

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

NA

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:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinated by moths.

Native Habitats:

Disturbed wetland and lake edges, mangrove fringes.

Comments:

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General Comments:

Blooms open late in the day and remain open through the night. Fragrant.



Can be agrown as an anuual north of its native range.  Considered to be invasive in subtropical and tropical areas outside of its natural range.