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- Botanical Name
- Ipomoea lobata
- Min Zone
- 9
- Max Zone
- 11
- Height
- 10 to 15 feet
- Flowers
- Summer to fall: tubular flowers held on one side in upright clusters, up to 20 per cluster, flowers are crimson-orange as they open and mature to butter yellow all along the cluster
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Easily grown from seed
- Seeds should be nicked (scarified) and soaked overnight before planting
- Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last spring frost
- Harden-off and set transplants out in the garden after the last average frost date
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Citronella - flowers open deep yellow and mature to cream
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