Herbaceous Plants
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is poorly defined. Annuals and perennial herbs were included here. This is retained but Annuals are also separately identified.
Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. var. dillenii
Annual climber with cordate, 3-lobed leaves and blue or pale purple flowers. [RHSD. Hortus]. I have been unable to discover how dillenii differs from the type. See also Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.
Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. var. grandiflora
Frost tender, annual twining climber with slender, densely hairy stems, ovate to rounded, usually 3-lobed leaves, to 12cm long, with tapering points, and cymes of 2-5, funnel-shaped, blue, sometimes purple flowers, to 3.5cm across, with white tubes and prominent, long-tailed, green sepals, in summer. Grandiflora is an improved form with larger flowers. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Ipomoea horsfalliae Hook.
Tender, evergreen twiner, the leaves with usually five, lanceolate leaflets, the flowers tubular-trumpet-shaped, a very deep, rich, rose colour. [RHSD, Hortus].
Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.
Frost tender, vigorous, evergreen, perennial climber with heart-shaped, 3-lobed, slender-pointed leaves and cymes of 3-5 funnel-shaped, rich-purple blue to blue flowers, to 8cm across, often maturing to purplish-blue, from spring to autumn. To 6m or more. [RHSE, Hortus, Hillier].
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ootstr.
Vigorous, prostrate trailing plant with emarginate or two-lobed leaves and mauve-purple flowers. [FNSW, Wrigley, Beadle].
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth var. major
Frost tender, annual twining climber with slender, hairy and bristly stems, ovate, entire or 3-lobed leaves, to 10cm long, and cymes of 3-7, sometimes single, trumpet-shaped flowers in pink, purple-blue, magenta or white, sometimes striped, mainly in summer. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth. var. violacea
For a brief description of the species see Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth. var. major. Violacea has deep violet or violet-purple flowers. A double flowered form also exists.
Ipomoea quamoclit L.
Frost tender annual twining climber with deeply divided, feathery leaves and slender-tubed, scarlet, sometimes pink or white, flowers in summer. To 6m. [RHSE, Hortus]. Attractive as much for its feathery foliage as for its striking flowers.
Ipomoea tricolor Cav.
Tender deciduous twiner with cordate leaves and reddish-blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Often grown as an annual. [JD, RHSD, Hortus].
Ipomopsis beyrichii [Macarthur]
I have been unable to identify a plant under the name of Ipomopsos beyrichii or approximating to this name.
Ipomopsis rubra (L.) Wherry
Half hardy, erect, unbranched perennial with pinnate leaves with needle-like segments, to 2.5cm in a basal rosette, and scarlet, tubular flowers, to 2.5cm, red and yellow spotted inside, in summer and autumn. To 2m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Frost-tender, fast-growing, twining, perennial climber, with leaves composed of three triangular leaflets, and racemes, to 40cm long, of fragrant purple or white pea-like flowers in summer and autumn, followed by 10-15cm long pods containing beans ranging from white to black in colour. To 6m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Lampranthus aurantiacus (DC.) Schwantes
Erect succulent plant with slender, erect stems, 3-angled, spotted leaves with a spiny tip and yellow-orange flowers. To 90cm. [RHSD, Hortus].
Lampranthus emarginatus N.E.Br.
Stems erect, branched, leaves slender, keeled, with translucent dots, the flowers magenta and numerous. To 45cm. [RHSD, Hortus].
Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br.
A tender, erect perennial with 3-angled leaves, somewhat flattened, and large, sulphur-yellow flowers. To 60cm. [Hortus].
