Ipomoea platensis

Name: Ipomoea platensis - Caudex Collective
Price: 380.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

R380.00

South American morning-glory relative with a rounded tuberous caudex and twining vines with purple flowers.

Category: Caudiciforms

Representative photo of the species — not the individual plant you will receive. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Description

Ipomoea platensis grows a fat, rounded caudex that can be raised above the soil, with seasonal vines and pink-purple morning-glory flowers.

Botanical name	Ipomoea platensis
Supplied as	Established in pot
Photos	Representative of the batch — individual plants vary
Light	Full sun to bright light.
Watering	Water generously in hot weather once the mix dries; keep dry in winter when leafless.
Temperature	Warm-loving; keep above about 10 °C and protect from frost.
Growth cycle & dormancy	Grows in the warm months; may drop leaves and rest in winter.
Substrate	Free-draining mix.

Species	Ipomoea platensis

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