Trees Planet: Ipomoea lobata – Firecracker Vine

General Information

Common Name	Firecracker Vine or Spanish Flag or Even Exotic
Scientific Name	Ipomoea lobata
Sun Tolerance	Full Sun
Height	2 - 3 m (6 – 10 ft)
Spread	18 – 30 cm (9 – 12 ins)
Growth Rate	Fast
Bloom Time	Late Summer, Early Fall
Color	Green
Flower Color	Red to Orange to Yellow
Type	Cactus n Succulents
Native	Mexico, Central and South America

Classification

Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Eudicots
Subclass	Asterids
Order	Solanales
Family	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ipomoea
Species	I. lobata

Ipomoea lobata – Firecracker Vine – Spanish Flag

Ipomoea lobata commonly known as Firecracker Vine also known as Spanish Flag more known as Even Exotic is native to Mexico, Central and South America. This is a flowering vine and annual and Creepers & Climbers plant. Its flower is so beautiful and looks like Spanish flag so it also called "Spanish flag". Its can bloom year round in warm climates, but generally blooms from summer to fall. The flowers are multicolored of Red to Orange and Orange to Bright Yellow. This plant is daintier, with racemes of roughly nine, upward-facing tubular flowers. The lower flowers open and mature to an egg-custard yellow and the long pale stamens protrude.

Planting Ipomoea lobata seed is very rewarding. Soak the seed overnight in warm water or nick the flower seed with a knife to break the outer coat of the seed. For the earliest blooms, start the flower seed indoors. Transplant Ipomoea lobata seedlings outside after frost danger has passed. Firecracker Vine seeds can also be started directly outdoors in a prepared seed bed once temperatures have warmed in the spring.