Scarlet Morning Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Scarlet morning glory is a fast annual vine hung with small brilliant-red trumpets that hummingbirds chase from late summer into fall. Self-sows in warm, sunny gardens.
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 6–15 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- FL, GA, MA