Moonflower, Giant (Ipomoea alba), packet of 10 seeds
$3.95
Family: Morning Glory (Convulvaceae)
Zones 8 to 11
(Calonyction aculeatum) Perennial vine growing to 15 feet tall, flowering white.
Vigorous climbing vine bearing white, flaring blossoms. Nick the seed and soak overnight, then sow in warm soil. Germination takes 2 weeks. Trellis.
10 seeds per packet, open-pollinated, untreated, no gmo’s
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Question
Kerri (verified owner) –
Which species is this? I see both Calonyction aculeatum AND Ipomoea alba listed. Thanks in advance!
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Richo Cech –
Hi Kerri,
Thanks for getting in touch. These are 2 Latin names for the same plant. Anytime you’re wondering about this kind of thing you can check Kew gardens (plants of the world online) for the current taxonomy–Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House
First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 590 (1904)
This name is a synonym of Ipomoea alba.
Here’s a link for you:
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:42707-2
Richo
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riverprairieapothecary (verified owner) –
Thank you!!
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Question
james –
i’m always curious when they say a plant will grow X amount of feet, in this case 15ft, how big of a pot would one need to have in order for this morning glory to grow to 15 feet? thanks james
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Richo Cech –
hi james, a 3-gallon pot should be adequate.
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