Xenostegia tridentata

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ipomoea angustifolia, Jacq. (I. filicaulis, Blume). St. prostrate, trailing or rarely climbing, much-branched: lvs. 1-3 in. long, less than 1 in. wide, glabrous: peduncles exceeding the petioles, bearing 1-2 small, bell- shaped fls., which are yellowish white with a purple eye. Aug., Sept. Widely distributed in Trop. Asia, Afr. and Amer. B.M. 5426. B.R. 317 (as I. denticulata).—Sometimes grown in the warmhouse, but there is hardly enough foliage to set off the pretty dark- eyed fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.