Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Green' (Sweet Caroline Series)

John Fielding

Houseplants Bedding Annual Biennial

A tender, tuberous trailing evergreen perennial, with stems to around 30cm; it is normally grown as an annual. Leaves are heart-shaped to three-lobed and bright, but light green. Grown for its foliage

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Sand, Loam

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 1–2 years
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: 0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Sand Loam

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH: Acid or Neutral or Alkaline

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: South–facing or West–facing or North–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H1C

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Convolvulaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Trailing, Bushy
Potentially harmful: Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Genus: Ipomoea can be annuals or perennials, often twining, or evergreen shrubs, with simple, lobed or dissected leaves and tubular or funnel-shaped flowers which may be solitary or borne in racemes or panicles
Name Status: Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in a peat-free multipurpose compost in containers, or in the open, in a rich well-drained soil in sun or part shade

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings or from 'slips' - long shoots removed from the tubers

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Hanging Basket
Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Sub-tropical
Bedding
Conservatory and greenhouse
Flower borders and beds
Garden edging
Ground cover

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

Generally disease-free