General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6-10 feet or more
Fruit: Edible to birds
Dehiscent
Other: 1/4 inch spherical brown capsule containing 2 to 4 seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Reddish-orange
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Red Morning Glory
  • Wild Red Morning Glory
  • Scarlet Star Glory
  • Redstar
  • Morning Glory
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ipomoea coccinea
  • Synonym: Ipomoea rubriflora

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Date: 2022-11-17
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2019-07-18
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Date: 2018-10-10
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-09-21

Date: 2022-11-17
Location: Aberdeen, NC (S. Sycamore street)
Date: September 12, 2022
Red Morning Glory #327; RAB page 866, 158-7-2; AG page 368, 73-2-
Location: Hood, Alabama 
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: Hood, Alabama 
Date: 2022-09-06
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-10-27

Date: 2022-11-17
Location: Aberdeen, NC (S. Sycamore street)
Date: September 12, 2022
Red Morning Glory #327; RAB page 866, 158-7-2; AG page 368, 73-2-
Location: IL
Date: 2016-09-01
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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-09-08
Location: central Illinois
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Date: May
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