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Ipomoea nil
Picotee Morning Glory, Ivy or Japanese Morning Glory
| Family |
| Convolvulaceae |
| Genus |
| Ipomoea |
| Species |
| nil |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Vine |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -7 -(-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 30 |
| Height |
| 1.2 - 4.7 m |
| Spread |
| 0.4 - 0.45 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Native to most of the tropical world. It may be considered weedy in its native tropical habitats. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are ovate to almost round and usually 3-lobed, or almost entire, but slim, 5-15 cm, lobes ovate to acuminate or pointed with the base heart-shaped. |
| Flower Description |
| Peduncles with 1-5 flowers; the pedicels aren short with sepals 15-25 mm, linear with a wider base and pubescent; the corolla is blue and about 3-4 cm across. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovary 3-locular, capsule globose, 8-12 mm, seeds pubescent. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed. |
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