Ipomoea sagittifolia
Description
Source: wikipedia (CC BY-SA)Ipomoea sagittifolia is a species of morning glory in the genus Ipomoea. It is native to Africa, India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. It was erroneously reported to occur in Taiwan.
🌳 Although mainly recognized for its culinary uses, water spinach also has potential in several areas. Its fast growth and large biomass production make it a potential source for bioenergy production. In some places, water spinach is applied in phytoremediation to clean polluted water because it can absorb heavy metals and nutrients. It is also being examined for use in integrated aquaculture systems, where it aids water purification while providing nutrition for fish stock.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Water spinach thrives in an area that receives ample sunlight for the majority of the day, a necessity that is based on its native environment where it is subject to extensive light. However, it's capable of surviving without sunlight, although that may impact its overall well-being. Too much or too little light can result in restricted growth and changes in leaf color.
🌡️ Temperature 0–37.8°C
Water spinach is native to regions with temperatures that vary between 68 and 100 °F (20 to 38 ℃). It flourishes within this temperature spectrum. If the temperature notably decreases or increases, alter the adjacent environment to stay within its liked range.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb, Vine
- Life Cycle
- Perennial, Annual
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 2-11
- Mature Height
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Mature Spread
- 76 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Blue
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm to 7.62 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Sri Lanka, Djibouti, Burkina Faso, India, Malaysia, Angola, Namibia, Madagascar, Eritrea, Pakistan, Nigeria, Yemen, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mali, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Ethiopia, Botswana, Congo, Central African Republic, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Sudan, Mauritania, Laos, Bangladesh, Guinea, Chad, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Togo, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Thailand, Gabon