Appearance
Red morning glories are fast growing, twisting climbing flowering vines that attract butterflies. The leaves are heart-shaped at the base, and commonly are three-lobed. They grow up to be about 2-4 inches long and about half as wide.The vines can reach 10 or more feet in length. The flowers are dull red with an orange throat. Red morning glory flowers are borne in clusters of a half dozen.
The species name coccinea is Latin for "scarlet", and refers to the color of the flowers.
''Ipomoea coccinea'' is often confused with ''Ipomoea quamoclit'' since the flowers are similar. However, the leaves of the two species are very different.
''Ipomoea quamoclit'' has leaves that are more divided, resembling a pine bough, and look more like a cypress vine. ''Ipomoea coccinea'' has a red-orange color while ''I. hederifolia'' has a darker red colour. Also, they have more of a pinched shaped seed. Their leaves are lobed but not separated into leaflets. There is one leaf per node along the stem; the edge of the leaf blade depends, some have teeth and lobes.
Naming
It was first described by Linnaeus in 1753.
Distribution
''Ipomoea coccinea'' is native to tropical America and have been introduced in much of the US.
Habitat
They can be found in disturbed areas along roads, stream banks, fence rows, old fields and other waste areas.References:
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