General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: Trails and climbs 12 to 15 feet or more.
Plant Spread: Trailing vines can grow 15 feet or longer
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Other: Variable; heart shaped to arrow shaped.
Fruit: Other: Papery capsule containing up to 6 seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Self sows freely.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Morning Glory
  • Tievine
  • Purple Bindweed
  • Sharp-Pod Morning Glory
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ipomoea cordatotriloba
  • Synonym: Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
  • Synonym: Ipomoea trichocarpa
  • Synonym: Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. torreyana

Photo Gallery

Date: 2021-08-23
Location: Luling, TX
Date: 2016-09-09
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-09-19
Location: San Antonio, TX
Date: 8:30 AM 9/20/2022
Glory it is
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2014-09-26
Location: Naylor, GA
Date: April 21, 2012

Date: 2011-10-09
Pink Form & White Form
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 9 2010
Tievine Flower
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2014-09-22
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-09-19
Uploaded by pretty_paws_29

Date: August 2010
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-09-25 
Taking over a birdhouse in the back yard
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2014-09-25
The red flower is I. quamoclit.
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 9, 2010
Tievine leaf.

Date: 2013-09-23
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2014-09-26
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-09-19
Location: Naylor, GA
Date: April 21, 2012
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-09-19
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-09-10
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: September, 6 2010
Tievine coverage

Date: September 19, 2011
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-09-19
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-09-19
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2011-09-24
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-09-14

Date: 2010-09-19
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2009-09-17 
Taking over a rose bed

Date: 2011-09-15

Date: 2011-09-20
White Form close up of Pink Anthers

Date: 2011-09-20
White Form =Notice the Pink Tinted Ribs and Anthers
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 15, 2011 8:53 AM concerning plant:
    The Sharp-pod Morning Glory is a native found in the Southeastern U.S. from North Carolina southward, throughout Florida, and west into Texas. The leaves are deeply lobed with a pointed tip. This plant became somewhat of a pest in the garden at our old house. Originally a gift from the birds, it took over and displaced other ornamentals, completely killing out some dwarf Azaleas. I dug and yanked it out but found it difficult to completely eradicate ... it readily reseeds and sprouts everywhere, including the lawn! When we moved in November 2011 apparently some of it tagged along because I found it sprouting in a couple of container plants.
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