Ipomoea × sloteri
| Ipomoea × sloteri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. × sloteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea × sloteri (House) Ooststr. | |
Ipomoea × sloteri is an allotetraploid[1] species derived from Ipomoea × multifida, i.e., descended from a hybrid of I. coccinea and I. quamoclit; it is sometimes referred to as I. x multifida, though technically that name refers only to direct hybrids of I. coccinea and I. quamoclit. It is a cultivated species with no natural range. Like Ipomoea × multifida, it is known as cardinal climber.
Description
I. sloteri is a climbing vine, growing up to 10 feet (3.0 m) in height; its flattened, twining stems bear alternate leaves. Like I. quamoclit it has palmate leaves with deep incisions, but the lobes are somewhat longer and the incisions somewhat less deep; usually the leaves have 3 to 7 lobes on each side plus a terminal lobe. Like both parent species it bears bright-red trumpet-shaped flowers; these have five petals, forming a pentagon shape when opened. A style and five stamens protrude from the flower. The plant first blooms in mid-summer, and keeps producing flowers continuously even without deadheading. The fruit are round and initially green but dry to become brown and papery; each contains two to four seeds, typical in shape for a morning glory.[2]
The seeds are fertile, and the plant breeds true. However, the seeds require scarification or soaking to germinate quickly, and may not germinate on their own in colder climates.[2]
As the parent species are both tropical, the plant is killed by frost, and can thus be grown in temperate climates only as an annual. It grows best in well-drained soil, hot weather, and full sunlight, and is somewhat drought-tolerant.[2]
History
I. sloteri was developed in 1908 by Morgan Sloter of Columbus, Ohio, who had been creating hybrids of I. quantoclit (as the pollen source) and I. coccinea since 1897; only in that year did one of his hybrid plants produce one fertile seed, from which I. sloteri derives.[2]
References
Media related to Ipomoea sloteri at Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ Eckenwalder, J.E.; Brown, B.P. (1986). "Polyploid speciation in hybrid morning glories of Ipomoea L. sect. Quamoclit Griseb". Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. 28 (17–20): 17–20. doi:10.1139/g86-004.
- 1 2 3 4 Mahr, Susan (June 2026). "Cardinal Climber, Ipomoea sloteri". University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension. Archived from the original on 2026-06-07.
- "Ipomoea ×sloteri". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.