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Ipomoea muricata |
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| Common name |
lavender moonvine; clove bean |
| Family |
convolvulaceae |
| Life cycle |
annual |
| Flowers |
purple/white |
| Size |
6-15' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
nick seed before sowing at room temperature
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Vine from tropical Central America, with typical (but large) heartshaped morning-glory-like leaves and 1-2" flowers that can be evenly purple or marked with white. Unlike most morning glories, the stems on this species are raggedy with many small protrusions that help with climbing. After flowering, odd creamy seedpods form, that ripen to release black seeds about a week later. The second common name, clove bean, refers to the use of the seed pods as a vegetable in India.
I didn't purposely introduce this to our garden – my two plants emerged one spring near my fence, so I suspect it was grown by my next-door neighbors last year.
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| | Black seeds have a shiny exterior and are about 4 mm in size |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: left fence border About my plant portraits
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June 07, 2025
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