Ipomoea alba Germination Information
Ipomoea alba is the botanical name for Moon Vine 
How to Sow Ipomoea alba: - Sown indoors at alternating temperatures of 68° and 86°
- Expect germination in 10-15 days
- Outdoors, seeds may be sown, after all danger of frost is past in the spring, when the soil is warm
- Soak the seed in warm water for 24 hours prior to sowing or clip or notch the seeds
- If sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed
How to Grow Ipomoea alba: Transplanting: Transplant when there are at least two sets of true leaves. Transplant carefully, as it resents being disturbed
Soil: Plant in normal, loamy, moist, well-drained soil. Very tolerant of poor soils. Water often but avoid high levels of nitrogen
Lighting: Site plant in an area that has full sunlight.
Additional Care: Plants will overwinter by self-sowing around the garden
Appearance and Use:
A 6 to 15- foot long, climbing vine to be grown on a trellis, fence, or arbor. The green leaves are 4-8 inches long, sometimes 3-lobed, and are ovate-rounded in shape. The summer-through-fall appearing flowers are 5-6 inches diameter, white, fragrant, wide-spreading trumpets. The flowers open at twilight and the large, white flowers positively glow all night long.
A choice plant for the evening garden
About Ipomoea alba: Pronunciation: i-po-me’å al’bå
Lifecycle: Annual*
Origination: Convolvulaceae; native to the Tropics
Common Name: Moon Vine
*Grown as an annual, but will overwinter in areas that don’t get below 45° 