Tiger Foot Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-tigris) - Seeds - The exotic eye-catcher
€3,80
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Tiger Foot Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-tigris) - Seeds - The exotic eye-catcher
€3,80
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Ready to ship from 10/05/26
The tiger-foot morning glory, botanically Ipomoea pes-tigris, is an exceptional, fast-growing climber from the Convolvulaceae family. It owes its memorable name to the striking, deeply lobed foliage, the shape of which is reminiscent of a tiger's footprint. With its dense, hairy foliage and elegant funnel-shaped flowers, it provides vertical, exotic greenery on trellises, fences, or on a summer balcony in no time at all.
Scope of delivery: 8 seeds each
Sowing tips at a glance:
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Pre-treatment: Lightly roughen the seeds with fine sandpaper (scarification) and let them pre-soak in lukewarm water for 12 to 24 hours.
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Pre-cultivation: Indoors from March/April. Due to their sensitivity to root disturbance, it is ideal to sow them directly into deep individual pots to avoid the need for later pricking out.
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Sowing depth: Plant about 1 cm deep in loose, germ-free seed compost (ideally loosened with fine pumice or vermiculite).
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Germination temperature: A constant soil temperature of 22 to 25 degrees Celsius is strictly required.
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Germination time: Usually reliable within 1 to 2 weeks after proper pre-treatment.
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Moisture: Keep the substrate evenly moist, but strictly avoid waterlogging.
Special features of the species:
The most striking feature of Ipomoea pes-tigris is undoubtedly its palmately divided foliage, which usually has five to nine deep lobes. Both the stems and the leaves are covered in fine, protruding hairs, which give the entire plant a fascinating, almost velvety texture. In its natural habitat, this fine hair serves as effective protection against excessive sunlight and evaporation.
Growth habit, location, and care:
As a twining climber, the tiger-foot morning glory requires a stable support system, on which it can easily reach heights of two to three meters over a warm summer. A full sun to at most partial shade, extremely warm, and wind-sheltered location is ideal. The substrate should be structurally stable, humus-rich, and above all, excellently drained. A generous enrichment of the soil with mineral components such as pumice, zeolite, or lava prevents waterlogging, to which the root system is extremely sensitive and reacts quickly with rot. Regular, thorough watering is important on hot days, but water must always be able to drain away well. As the plant is absolutely sensitive to frost, it is cultivated as a classic annual in Central Europe and should only be moved outdoors after the Ice Saints.
Flowering and ornamental value:
From midsummer onwards, the morning glory opens countless delicate funnel-shaped flowers that glow in radiant white to soft shades of pink and violet. Typical of morning glories, the flowers open in the early morning hours and close again in the intense midday sun, giving the plant a dynamic, daily transformation.
History and origin:
The natural range of Ipomoea pes-tigris extends across the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and large parts of Australia. There, it prefers to grow in light forests, on forest edges, and in warm, coastal areas. In traditional Asian and African folk medicine, parts of the plant were historically used for various external applications. In the rest of the world, it is now prized primarily as a botanical curiosity and a fast-growing specialty variety for extraordinary garden designs.