Friday, March 13, 2020

Dwarf morning glory/ Blue daze

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Common name: Dwarf morning glory/ Blue daze


Scientific name: Evolvulus glomeratus 

Family: Convolvulaceae


Plant Characters:
☘️This is an evergreen subshrub
☘️Grows in a low, spreading mound, up to 2-3 ft in diameter, but no more than 1 ft tall.
☘️The stems become woody as they age. 

☘️Leaves and stems are densely downy, covered with a light gray fuzz.
☘️The egg shaped leaves are about a 0.5 in wide and 1 in long.
🌸The funnel shaped flowers are born individually in leaf axils near the stem tips. They are about 1 in across, with five pale lavender or powder blue petals and white throats.
🌸Evolvulus blooms profusely and almost continuously, but each flower lasts only a day, opening in the morning and closing by afternoon.
🌸The cultivar, 'Blue Daze' is widely available.
👉Garden Uses
Hanging baskets, containers, small area ground cover or trailing over stone walls.

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