Mile-a-minute Vine Plant Care
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
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Ipomoea cairica is a vining, herbaceous, perennial plant with palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. A species of morning glory, it has many common names, including mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory and railroad creeper.
Full sun to partial shade
At a glance
How do you care for Mile-a-minute Vine?
Mile-a-minute Vine grows best in full sun to partial shade. It is reported as toxic to pets, so keep it out of reach of pets.
What Is the Mile-a-minute Vine?
Mile-a-minute Vine (Ipomoea cairica) belongs to the Convolvulaceae family within the Ipomoea genus. Mile-a-minute Vine is also known as Cairo Morning Glory, Cairica Morning Glory, Cypress Vine.
Mile-a-minute Vine displays a vining, trailing growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Mile-a-minute Vine produces showy trumpet-shaped flowers in various colors.
What Light Does the Mile-a-minute Vine Need?
Mile-a-minute Vine thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Mile-a-minute Vine?
Well-draining, fertile soil with added compost or organic matter. Good drainage is essential for Mile-a-minute Vine to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Mile-a-minute Vine?
Repot annually in spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Mile-a-minute Vine?
Mile-a-minute Vine can be propagated through seeds, stem cuttings. Similar propagation techniques also apply to sweet potato vine plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Mile-a-minute Vine Toxic to Pets and Children?
Toxic (caution)
Reported as toxic in our plant data. Not verified by the ASPCA.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Mile-a-minute Vine?
Mile-a-minute Vine is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, whiteflies. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Mile-a-minute Vine is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Ipomoea genus — compare its care with other Ipomoea species on PlantoScan.
Ipomoea is part of the Convolvulaceae plant family — browse all Convolvulaceae genera and species.
Mile-a-minute Vine thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Ipomoea Species
Other Ipomoea species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet, family Convolvulaceae (first published in Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 287. 1826 [Sep-Oct 1826]) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Mile-a-minute Vine is reported as toxic to pets in our plant data (not verified by the ASPCA), so treat it with caution. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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