ipomoea

“During winter, pull out the dead ipomoea shoots and prune the rose to a framework, removing the oldest shoots every two to three years.”

The Guardian: Gardens: Climbing companions

“Blue sky and morning glory , ipomoea tricolor ‘Heavenly Blue’.”

Blue In The Garden-Part One « Fairegarden

“A yam belongs to the genus dioscorea while a sweet potato belongs to the genus ipomoea.”

I Yam What I Yam...

“History: The Zapotecs used ipomoea violacea by grinding the seeds up and wrapping them in a meal cloth.”

Natural Highs Frequently Asked Questions by Vince Cavasin

“My father tore his way through the thicket to the tool-shed, dragged forth a hook and positively hacked a path back to my mother, barely in time to release her from the coils of a major convolvulus (_ipomoea purpurea) which had her fast by the ankles.”

Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756

“They came home with new wealth untold every day -- of ipomoea, convolvulus, passion-flowers, and orchids.”

The Brick Moon, and Other Stories

“Cobaea scandens (cup and saucer plant) is wonderful too, but you need to start it off early and all too often the seeds rot before they germinate, but this is not so with ipomoea.”

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