Ipomoea Species, Morning Glory, Brazilian Morning Glory

Beautiful Plant! You have to see it in person to really appreciate it. The stems are covered with purple spine-like hairs. They look like...Read More they are prickly and when touched... as soft as hair. The leaves are unlike the shape of any Morning Glory and very large. I will definitely grow this again...very rewarding.

10/18/10 Received 6 seeds in a trade. One seed out of six came
up under a 12 ft. sunflower. what an awesome plant! It
w...Read Moreas great to watch it work its vines up that sunflower.
It strangled the sunflower, but it had already produced a
great seedhead for harvest. It flowered for me, but a frost
last week dashed my hopes of getting seeds. I planted the seeds in June, here in Ohio. Need to start them inside about April and transplant out later. Everything grows big in the Carlisle muckland soil I am blessed with
here in zone 5. Hopefully, I can find another seed source
for next year. Would like to plant under the castor bean
plants, that are 10--12 feet . They would be strong enough to hold these strong vines.

This plant is commonly known as "Brazilian Morning Glory" and most likely did originate in the area of Brazil,however at least several st...Read Morerains exist from most semi-tropical to tropical oceanic coastal areas, including the Caribbean area,Africa,China,Australia and both the Indian and Pacific oceanic areas expanding West,North and East of the Australian continent.
The structural features of the plant can and do vary with the particular geographic strains which can include differences in stem,leaf,spines, flower coloration and response to specific local growing conditions.
This plant has been the subject of varying degrees of experimental research regarding it's potential as a food source supplement for both animals and humans.
The wild strains of this plant should not be consumed by humans.