Ipomoea purpurea seeds grow into the common morning glory or tall morning glory — a vigorous climbing annual native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Tropical and Subtropical America, now one of the most widely naturalised garden plants in temperate and warm-temperate regions worldwide. Described by (L.) Roth (Linnaeus named it; Roth established the current combination). The epithet purpurea means 'purple', referring to the dominant flower colour, though many colour forms from white through pink and red to deep purple and striped patterns exist in cultivation. Used as a poison and medicine; food uses; invertebrate food. Potential weed in warm climates. Family Convolvulaceae.Full sun; well-drained soils; warm tropical to warm temperate conditions. Fast-growing climbing annual to 3 m. Very easy from seed; prolific flowering summer to autumn. May self-seed aggressively. 'Purpurea' = purple; (L.) Roth; common morning glory; many colour forms (white, pink, red, purple, striped) Prolific flowering annual; weedy/invasive in warm climates; medicine and food; invertebrate food Tropical & Subtropical America (native) — seasonally dry tropical biome; climbing annual; widely naturalised Genus Ipomoea: ~700 species; Tropical & Subtropical; morning glories; Family Convolvulaceae; Order Solanales Full sun; well-drained soils; warm to temperate; fast annual; easy; very free-flowering; Family Convolvulaceae Ipomoea purpurea — the common morning glory — is one of the world's most familiar garden climbing plants, a fast-growing tropical American annual that has colonised gardens, roadsides and disturbed habitats across temperate and subtropical regions worldwide, offering an astonishing range of colour forms in shades from pure white to deepest purple. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
