Red Morning Glory (Ipomoea coccinea)

These volunteered on the topsoil that we brought in to rehab our homesite soil and to use in our garden! What a wonderful surprise!

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice! Makes me wonder which butterfly can feed from this one? Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  I'm sure there are several. I know some plume moths and Schizura ipomaeae specialize on morning glories, but that is all I can think of off of the top of my head!. The hummingbirds love them too!
  
  Schizura ipomaeae
  https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/20567/photos Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Nice naming on that moth.
    https://twitter.com/PoorMatty/status/1305625881659011072 Posted 4 years ago

The Red Morning Glory

''Ipomoea coccinea'' is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae known by several common names including red morning glory, redstar and Mexican morning glory.

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Similar species: Solanales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling