Ipomoea lobata
I. lobata, Dresden Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. lobata
Binomial name
Ipomoea lobata
(Cerv.) Thell.
Synonyms
  • Ipomoea versicolor Meisn.
  • Mina lobata Cerv.
  • Quamoclit lobata

Ipomoea lobata, the fire vine, firecracker vine or Spanish flag[1] (formerly Mina lobata), is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to Mexico and Brazil.[2]

Growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall, Ipomoea lobata is a perennial climber often cultivated in temperate regions as an annual. It has toothed and lobed leaves (hence lobata) and one-sided racemes of flowers, opening red and fading to yellow, cream and white. These colours are graded down the length of the flower spike. The effect is like a firework, hence one of its popular names "firecracker vine". The colours vaguely resemble the red and gold of Spain's national flag, hence its other common name "Spanish flag".

Ipomoea lobata requires a minimum temperature of 5 °C (41 °F), and a warm, sheltered spot in full sun (either equatorial-facing or west-facing). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

It is closely related to two other popular, award-winning climbing plants, Ipomoea indica (blue dawn flower) and Ipomoea tricolor (morning glory).

The name “Spanish flag” is also used for Lantana camara, an ornamental shrub.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 570. ISBN 9781405332965.
  2. ↑ Val Bourne (29 October 2010). "How to grow Ipomoea lobata". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Ipomoea lobata". Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 53. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Lantana camara: descubre una flor irresistible para tu jardín (in Spanish)

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