Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa

Common Name: bush morning glory

Family: Convolvulaceae

Common Synonyms: Ipomoea crassicaulis, Ipomoea fistulosa

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8 to 11

Growth Habit: Small perennial woody shrub or climbing vine

Origin: South America

FISC Category: 2

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: Yes

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida herbarium specimen from 1936

IFAS Assessment:

• North: PROHIBITED
• Central: PROHIBITED
• South: PROHIBITED

Description

Sprawling small shrub with hairy, woody, hollow stems. Can behave vine-like and stems can grow to 6 m long. Occurs in terrestrial as well as aquatic habitats. Cordate leaves are alternate with long petioles and entire margins, 13-23 cm in length and slightly hairy on both surfaces. Tubular flowers are pinkish-white and 5.2 to 6.0 cm long and 1.6 to 1.8 cm wide at mouth.

Habitat

Disturbed, dry habitats

Comments

Often utilized as a landscape plant.

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: NA
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

No specific recommendations available for Florida.

References

Shaltout, K.H., Y. Al-Sodany, E.M. Eid. 2006. The biology of egyptian woody perennials 2. Ipomoea carnea Jacq. Assuit University Bulletin for Environmental Resources. 9(1):75-91.