Description
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Ipomoea pes-caprae, Railroad Vine or Railway Creeper can cover 100 ft (30.5 m) as it races along the beach, but it never gets more than a few inches high.
This is an evergreen perennial with a large, thick root that can be 10 ft (3.1 m) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) in diameter. The stem is flexible, 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in diameter, branches freely and roots at the nodes.
The fleshy leathery leaves are about 4 in (10.2 cm) long and carried on petioles 6 in (15.2 m) long.
The leaves are notched at the apex, creating two equal lobes which must have looked like the imprint of a goat’s foot to Professor Linnaeus who named the plant. The flowers are very showy, pink to lavender purple funnels about 2 in (5.1 m) long. Each flower opens only once, in the morning, but they keep coming almost all year long, peaking from May through November. Deliverable
Spread: 30-40m
Origin: Florida
Family: Convolvulaceae
Common Name: Beach Morning Glory, Railroad Vine, Bayhops, Goat’s Foot Creeper
Flower Colour: Purple
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Salinity Tolerance: Medium
Sun Tolerance: High
Wind Tolerance: High
Water Requirement: Medium
PH Level: Basic
Pest Tolerance: High
Disease Tolerance: High
Growth Rate: Fast
Fragrance: No
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| Max Spread |
Up to 131.2 feet |
| Root Length |
Up to 10 feet |
| Root Diameter |
Up to 2 inches |
| Stem Diameter |
0.5 inches |
| Leaf Length |
4 inches |
| Flower Length |
2 inches |
| Flower Color |
Pink to Lavender Purple |
| Sun Tolerance |
High |
| Growth Rate |
Fast |
