Beach morning-glory is a perennail vine in the Convolvulaceae (morning glory) family. It is native to the coastlines of tropical and subtropical areas across the globe where it is found sprawling along sandy beaches and dunes. Ipomoea is Greek for ips , "worm", and homoios , or "similar to", refering to the long smooth stems resembling worms. The species imperati is Latin for "ruler" or "emperor". This scrambling, creeping vine trails along the ground reaching great widths of up to 30 feet but is typically no more than 1/2 a foot tall. Growing best on dry to moist sandy soils in full sun. Beach morning-glory is tolerant of heat, drought, and wind, as well as salt spray. Propagate this plant by seed or division. The large, showy funnel shaped whitle flowers open in the morning and close by afternoon blooming from early summer to fall. The stems root at the nodes providing stablization to the sandy dunes on which they grow. Use in coastal landscapes as a groundcover. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Sweet potato weevil and spider mites are occasional problems. More information on Ipomoea .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.