Botanical name: Ipomoea arborescens
Common names: Tree Morning Glory, Nahuatl, Ozote, Palo Blanco
Family: Convolvulaceae
Origin: Mexico
Rare in cultivation, this is a small size tree, but very rapidly growing 6-10 ft in a year! So you can have a mature specimen within 1-2 years. This caudiciform tropical tree is mostly found in Mexico. It has pretty white or cream flowers that are funnel-shaped. Flowers are major nectar sources for bats, hummingbirds, and bees.
Similar plants: Ipomoea arborescens (Tree Morning Glory)
- Calonyction aculeatum (Giant moonflower)
- Distimake dissectus (Alamo Vine)
- Ipomoea abrupta (Bush Potato)
- Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato Vine)
- Ipomoea batatas Pink Frost (Potato Vine Pink Frost)
- Ipomoea cairica (Cairo Morning glory)
- Ipomoea carnea (Silver Morning Glory)
- Ipomoea hederifolia (Scarlet Morning Glory)
- Ipomoea horsfalliae (Cardinal Creeper)
- Ipomoea lobata (Firecracker vine)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/ipomoea_arborescens.htm