What is ipomoea?
ipomoea is a genus of plants that is part of the Convolvulaceae family. It contains about 500 types of annual and permanent shrubs that come from America, Australia and Asia. Some of the functions in this family include tubular flowers and twining, growth similar to vines. Landscapes use these plants along walls or lattice trees and as a ground cover. These plants are susceptible to insect damage, especially from red spiders. This describes the growth of the vine of most species. The general name of these plants is morning glory, but there are variations for each species. For example, ipomoea pes-caprae is called the morning glory of the goat's leg, while ipomoea Lindheimeri is commonly referred to as Lindheimer's morning glory. ipomoea lobata , on the other hand, is usually called the Spanish flag.
These grouparostlin spreads to most of the world. The range of i. Album is from northern Argentina to Mexico and Florida. i. abupta fills Western Australia and i. Aquatica is the soilWater from China.
The commonly refined plant of this genus is the heavenly blue diversity ipomoea section-coerulea . Today, morning glory usually grows to a height of 10 feet (about 3 m) and spreads about 3 feet (1 m). The leaves consist of gray-green leaves that have a heart-shaped. The stems rise to the surrounding plants or structures.
Flowers of the heavenly blue are sky with white center, while the flowers of the morning glory goat leg are purple or pinkish red. The Spanish flag has multicolored flowers that reach horizontally from one side of the stem. One stem can have several flowers that change color from red to orange to yellow to white, as seasonas changes.
Most of the morning glory grows best in well -draining and fertile soil. Heavenly blue can tolerate clay or sandy soils that have either acidic or alkaline pH. The area in which the plant grows should be protected from windM and exposed to direct sunlight.
pests attacking is a common problem with plants in the family ipomoea . The red spider mite is a small red insect that causes the leaves to disappear and dry out. It also creates straps on leaves and stems. Generally, red spiders are eliminated by the application of pesticides or insecticidal soap on the leaves. A natural way to control red spider mites is to introduce predatory insects such as ladybugs and lace.