Small leaf goldfish, also known as button goldfish, originated in Costa Rica. Its morphological feature is that the stem is very thin and branch and tendril like. The leaves are very small and opposite. The flowers are solitary on the axils of the leaves. The whole is orange red and looks like a goldfish.
Flowering in spring, summer two seasons, generally maintained in about 20 days; habits like warm and humid environment, breeding must pay attention to adequate light.
Small leaf goldfish is a new ornamental plant introduced from abroad in recent years, so it is very ornamental. It is usually cultured indoors in a pot, only for viewing.
Fine leaf goldfish, also known as star goldfish, is a hybrid breed originated in Norway. Its habit is to grow in a trailing and hanging way.
The flowers of goldfish are big and many, crimson, and bloom in spring.
Its external characteristics are: compared with the small leaf goldfish, the leaves of the small leaf goldfish as its name, very small, leathery, dark green, smooth and shiny surface
Like sunshine, wet growing environment, not resistant to cold
The big goldfish is also called the whale flower. Its appearance characteristic is: stem grows upright, there is wool to cover above each branch; old stem is reddish brown
Its leaves, opposite, wide ovate, nearly wide, dark green on the surface, pale white on the back, not covered with hair
The corolla of the big leaf goldfish is scarlet, the flowers are large and many, the style is filiform, fresh and pleasant.
The above is the most common variety of Ipomoea lobata, in addition to the bulb goldfish, sparsely hairy goldfish, Adam goldfish and other varieties.