Ipomoea coccinea

Ipomoea coccinea

  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Ipomoea coccinea
  • Flower name
    Ipomoea coccinea
  • Scientific name
    Ipomoea coccinea
  • Alias丸葉縷紅, マルバルコウソウ, Ipomoea coccinea, Scarlet creeper
  • Place of originSouth America
  • Place of floweringHorticultural species, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Ipomoea coccinea

Ipomoea coccineaa (Scientific name: Ipomoea coccinea) is an annual vine native to tropical America, belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It produces small, star-shaped flowers in summer and autumn. The leaves are egg-shaped with a pointed tip.
It is a vine that grows by entangling itself with other plants. The leaves are ovate without lobes and have a pendulous, heart-shaped base. The flowers are 2 cm in diameter and are basically red with a yellow throat. The flowers bloom upwards.

Common name: Ipomoea coccinea, Scientific name: Ipomoea coccinea, Vine: 3 m long, Phyllotaxy: alternate, Leaf shape: ovate, Leaf length: 3-5 cm, Leaf width: 2.5-4 cm, Leaf margin: entire, Inflorescence shape: funnel-shaped, pentagonal at the tip, Flower shape: clustered inflorescence, Leaf shape: funnel-shaped leaf length: 3-5 cm, leaf width: 2.5-4 cm, leaf margin: entire margin, flower diameter: 2 cm, inflorescence shape: clustered inflorescence, flower shape: funnel-shaped with a pentagonal tip, flower color: red with yellow throat or yellow flowers, flowering season: August~October.


  • Order
    Solanales
  • Family
    Convolvulaceae
  • Genus
    Ipomoea
  • Species
    I. coccinea
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
    ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typevine-like annual herb
  • Flower colorsYellow
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height300.0 ~ 300.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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