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Sunrise Serenade
Ipomoea purpurea 'Sunrise Serenade'
Sunrise Serenade blooms from June through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Sunrise Serenade
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. Expect it to reach about 10 ft tall and 1 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (a house reading).
Is Sunrise Serenade toxic to dogs or cats?
- Listed as toxic to dogs and cats by NC State Extension, Pet Poison Helpline and Royal Horticultural Society.
- Listed as poisonous to people by NC State Extension and Royal Horticultural Society.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
What was checked
Nine facts were checked against named botanical sources, each recorded beside the sources that carried it: mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, the trait tags, and years to mature size, which rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one and is marked so. Soil, diseases, pests, toxicity and the plant's own names have not yet been read for this plant, and its trait tags are the ones a feature uses rather than every word a page prints. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
How big does Sunrise Serenade get?
10 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult1 ftwideSee Sunrise Serenade in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Sunrise Serenade
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Sunrise Serenade about 1 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Sunrise Serenade to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Sunrise Serenade's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags were checked against 7 published sources on October 23, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- promessedefleurs.iePromesse de Fleursheight, spread, sun, water and bloom months and color
- harrisseeds.comHarris Seedsheight, spread, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Outsideprideheight, hardiness zones, sun and bloom months and color
- revivalseeds.caRevival Seedsheight, sun, bloom months and color and trait tags
- takii.euTakii Europeheight, bloom months and color and trait tags
- damseeds.comWilliam Dam Seedsheight and bloom months and color
- fedcoseeds.comFedco Seedsheight and bloom months and color
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Sunrise Serenade
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Toxic to dogs, cats and horses. The seeds are the most dangerous part: they carry ergoline (LSA) alkaloids that are poisonous and hallucinogenic if eaten. per ASPCA and NC State
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