Tall Morningglory

Tall Morningglory

Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth

Convolvulaceae (Morningglory Family)

▲ ▼ seedlings and young plants

▲ flower

▲ early seed pod development

▲ ▼ vine on fence

▲ flowers

Tall morningglory:

  • has heart-shaped leaves
  • has fairly large, attractive white, pink, blue or violet flowers
  • small oval seed pods; reproduces readily by seed
  • several varieties of the cultivated annual morningglory are the same species
  • summer annual

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