Saltmarsh Morning Glory (Ipomoea sagittata)

Quick Facts

• Type: vine
• Size: to 15 ft long
• Sun: full
• Water: high
• Soil: Wet, even brackish soils
• USDA zones: 8-11

Bright pink morning glories open each day over arrowhead leaves, summer into fall.

Tolerates salt and standing water; let it ramble over a coastal fence or pond bank.

In the Landscape

A coastal specialist for dune edges, brackish pond banks, and salt-tolerant gardens. The pink morning trumpets are lovely against sea oats.

Care & Propagation

Plant in spring in full sun in sandy soil. It tolerates salt spray and occasional flooding. Provide a low fence or let it sprawl as a groundcover. Dies back in hard freezes and returns from the roots.

Sow seed in spring after scarifying (nicking the hard coat), or take cuttings in summer. It also self-sows along shorelines.

Wildlife Value

Morning flowers feed native bees and sphinx moths. Foliage shelters marsh insects; seeds are eaten by songbirds.

🌱 Fun fact: The species name means 'arrow-shaped' — the leaves are narrow arrowheads, unlike the heart-shaped leaves of most morning glories. Same family as the sweet potato.

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🌴 In Florida

Tolerates salt and standing water; let it ramble over a coastal fence or pond bank.

🌿 Keep exploring

More Florida natives worth meeting:

• American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens)
• Atlantic Pigeonwings (Clitoria mariana)
• Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati)