Beach Morning-glory
Ipomoea imperatinative · Central Texas
Beach Morning-glory is a vine native to Central Texas that grows 1–2 ft tall and 30 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white and yellow in spring, summer and fall. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for bees, birds, hummingbirds, moths and nectar insects.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spread
- 30 ft
- Bloom
- Spring, Summer, Fall · white, yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on moist, saline, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, hummingbirds, moths and nectar insects
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low Terraces
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.