Ipomoea lobata
Ipomoea lobata | |
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I. lobata, Dresden Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Ipomoea |
Species: | I. lobata |
Binomial name | |
Ipomoea lobata (Cerv.) Thell. | |
Synonyms | |
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Ipomoea lobata, the fire vine, firecracker vine or Spanish flag[1] (formerly Mina lobata), is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to Mexico and Brazil.[2]
Growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall, Ipomoea lobata is a perennial climber often cultivated in temperate regions as an annual. It has toothed and lobed leaves (hence lobata) and one-sided racemes of flowers, opening red and fading to yellow, cream and white. These colours are graded down the length of the flower spike. The effect is like a firework, hence one of its popular names "firecracker vine". The colours vaguely resemble the red and gold of Spain's national flag, hence its other common name "Spanish flag".
Ipomoea lobata requires a minimum temperature of 5 °C (41 °F), and a warm, sheltered spot in full sun (either equatorial-facing or west-facing). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
It is closely related to two other popular, award-winning climbing plants, Ipomoea indica (blue dawn flower) and Ipomoea tricolor (morning glory).
The name "Spanish flag" is also used for Lantana camara, an ornamental shrub.[5]
References
- ^ Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 570. ISBN 9781405332965.
- ^ Val Bourne (29 October 2010). "How to grow Ipomoea lobata". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Ipomoea lobata". Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 53. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Lantana camara: descubre una flor irresistible para tu jardín (in Spanish)
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
Media related to Ipomoea lobata at Wikimedia Commons
- (in French) Ipomoea versicolor photos
- (in Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Ipomoea versicolor
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- I. abrupta
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- I. batatoides
- I. cairica
- I. carnea
- I. chrysocalyx
- I. coccinea
- I. cordatotriloba
- I. costata
- I. gracilis
- I. hederacea
- I. hederifolia
- I. horsfalliae
- I. indica
- I. polymorpha
- I. purga
- I. lacunosa
- I. leptophylla
- I. lobata
- I. mauritiana
- I. × multifida
- I. nil
- I. obscura
- I. quamoclit
- I. oenotherae
- I. pandurata
- I. pes-caprae
- I. pulcherrima
- I. purpurea
- I. sagittata
- I. simplex
- I. × sloteri
- I. tastensis
- I. tricolor
- I. triloba
- I. tuberculata
- I. violacea
- I. wrightii
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