Ipomoea tricolor

Ipomoea tricolor ' Heavenly Blue'

The sky blue morning glory (Ipomoea tricolor ) is a species of the genus Morning Glories (Ipomoea ). She comes from Mexico.

Description

The sky blue morning glory is a perennial herbaceous plant that can reach a climbing plant stature heights of up to 4 meters and a width of about 1.5 m. It has twining stems The leaves consist of a 1.5 to 6 cm long petiole and a heart-shaped, bright green, 3-4 cm long leaf blade. From summer to early autumn, the large (diameter up to 15 cm) appear, funnel-shaped, blue (hence the English name "Morning Glory" ) fade to lilac -colored blossoms that open in the morning and even during the day.

Use

Ornamental plant

Numerous varieties of sky blue morning glory flowers with different colors are drawn as ornamental plants. The variety ' Heavenly Blue' and the very similar ' Clarke's Sky Blue ' are especially cultivated for their showy sky-blue flowers. Known cultivars are ' Blue Star ', ' Flying Saucers ', ' Heavenly Blue Improved ', ' Pearly Gates ', ' Rainbow Flash ', ' Summer Skies ' and 'Wedding Bells'. It is usually taken in our gardens as annuals perennial.

Because of their strong and rapid growth and abundant production of seeds, the plants are sometimes regarded as a weed.