Author: | John
Bellenden Ker Gawler,
1818 |
Family: |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Origin: |
Argentina,
Brazil South, Paraguay, Uruguay |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
50
Centimetres |
Height: |
4
Meters |
Flower:
|
Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Convolvulus platensis, Spreng.
Ipomoea digitata var. septempartita, Meisn.
Ipomoea elegans, A.Dietr.
Ipomoea lineariloba, Peter.
Ipomoea platensis var. erecta, Hassl.
Ipomoea platensis var. genuina, Hassl.
Ipomoea platensis var. quinquepartita, Hassl.
Ipomoea platensis var. subnovempartita, Hassl.
Ipomoea platensis f. subseptempartita, Hassl.
Modesta congesta, Raf. |
This member of the Convolvulaceae family was first described by
John Bellenden Ker Gawler
in 1818. It is from Paraguay, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and
Argentina. Give it a well-drained soil, keep it moist and keep it out of
the full sun. The caudex will grow to more than half a meter, the vines
reach for more than four meters. The bell-shaped flowers are pink, and it can easy be
reproduced by cuttings as well.
The
generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός;
íps, ipós,
meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios,
meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name after Rio de la Plata. |