Zones A1-A3, 1-45, H1, H2
Full
Moderate
Ipomoea quamoclit
Cypress Vine
Convolvulaceae
Annuals, Vines
IPOMOEAThis genus includes many ornamental twining vines as well as the edible sweet potato.
Ipomoea quamoclitThis annual grows 20 ft., with 2 1/2- to 4-in.-long leaves finely divided into slender threads. Summer flowers are 1 1/2-in.-long tubes that flare at mouth into a five-pointed star; they are usually scarlet, rarely white.
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