Ipomoea aurantiaca seeds grow into a climbing perennial morning glory native to the wet tropical biome from south-eastern Mexico south through Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Described by L.O.Williams (Louis O. Williams, 19081991, American botanist specializing in Central American flora). The epithet aurantiaca means ‘orange-coloured’ (from Latin aurantium), referring to the distinctive bright yellow to orange funnel-shaped flowers unusual in a genus where pink, purple and white predominate. A twining vine of wet tropical forests and forest margins across Mesoamerica. Genus name Ipomoea from Greek ips (worm) + homoios (resembling), in reference to the twining habit. Family Convolvulaceae.

Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soils; warm wet tropical conditions. Twining perennial climber. Suited to tropical and subtropical gardens. Striking orange-yellow flowers.

• ‘Aurantiaca’ = orange-coloured; L.O.Williams (19081991); bright yellow to orange flowers; unusual in genus
• Twining perennial; wet tropical forests and margins; Mesoamerican distribution from Mexico to Costa Rica
• SE. Mexico to Central America wet tropical biome; climbing perennial
• Genus Ipomoea: ~700 species; Tropical & Subtropical; morning glories; Family Convolvulaceae; Order Solanales
• Full sun/partial shade; moist soils; warm wet tropical; twining perennial climber; Family Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea aurantiaca the orange morning glory stands apart in its genus with its rare warm yellow to orange flowers, a Mesoamerican wet-forest climber described by Louis Williams, one of the 20th century’s most productive botanists of Central American flora.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.