Merremia dissecta

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ipomoea sinuata, Ort. (I. dissecta, Pursh, not Willd. I. sinitata, Hort.). St. somewhat woody at base, covered with long yellowish hairs: Ivs. smooth or nearly so, palmately 7-parted, the divisions lanceolate or narrowly oblong, more or less sinuately cut and toothed: peduncles 1-2-fld., longer than the petioles; fls. 1-2 in. wide, bell-shaped, white with purple center; calyx as long as the corolla-tube. June-Sept. Trop. Amer, and near the coast from Ga. to Texas.—In Texas it expands only 2-3 hours at midday, and is there called the "noon-flower." It may be treated as a coolhouse evergreen, and is worth growing for its delicate foliage alone. In the N. the tubers must be wintered in a cellar. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.