Ipomoea indica at B & T World Seeds

Ipomoea indica

Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany

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B and T World Seeds' reference number: 86060

The average, annual, minimum temperature zone where Ipomoea indica is cold hardy
USDA Zone:9 20° to 30°F (-6.5° to -1°C)

Type of plant - climber

Flower or inflorescence: BLUE-PURPLE (WHITE), funnelform infundibuliform: funnel, trumpet or cone shaped

Foliage: -17cm., ov.-orbic.

Height, in meters: 6
Height, in feet: 19.80

Ipomoea indica sales history

Parts of Ipomoea indica are considered toxic.

Synonyms (alternative names) for Ipomoea indica:

Convolvulus acuminatus, Convolvulus indicus, Ipomoea acuminata, Ipomoea cathartica, Ipomoea congesta, Ipomoea learii, Pharbitis cathartica, Pharbitis learii,

Common names for Ipomoea indica:

Blue Dawn Flower,

Ipomoea indica is included in the following
B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories.

2	: Wants
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31	: House and Container Plant Seed List
39	: Climbing Plant Seeds
110	: South American Native Plant Seed List
131	: Toxic Plants
	Some of the deadliest known poisons are found in plants. Some major food plants, eaten by millions of people every day, have toxic parts.
185	: Plant Species whose germination is improved by Smoke
	"Smoke" contains a butenolide compound produced by certain plants when heated, it speeds up or starts the germination of seeds from many different genera.
191	: Tropical Shrubs and Trees
322	: Convolvulaceae

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Germination guide for Ipomoea indica

These notes are a general guide, it is recommended to check specialist literature for some of the more unusual seeds in our lists.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice by Professor Norman C. Deno

Some knowledge about growing from seed is necessary to germinate even the easiest seeds. Most seeds require humidity to germinate, even desert plants like Welwitschia mirabilis require that their growing medium remains moist until germination.

Most seeds require oxygen to germinate, if buried too deep in their growing medium, or if the medium is too wet, the seeds may not get the oxygen they require.
Some seeds need to be in the light (surface sown) or in the dark (sown deep enough to receive little or no light) to germinate. A rule of thumb is to cover the seeds their own width deep in the growing medium, but some seeds prefer to be sown much deeper, and some fairly large seeds like to be surface sown (or higher).
Many seeds germinate best at certain temperatures, some will germinate at a comparatively wide range of temperatures, yet others need fluctuating temperatures.
Almost all seeds are waiting in a dormant state for some outside stimulus to break their dormancy, some just need sufficiently high ambiant humidity, others need scarification, vernalization or to be passed through the intestines of an animal.

Ipomoea indica seeds will usually germinate in 5-21 days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic.
Sow Ipomoea indica seeds about 6mm deep in a Peaty seed sowing mix at about 20-30°C.

Chip and soak.

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