Morning Glory Flower Types

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Morning glory flower types. Morning glories are members of the convolvulaceae family which takes on a number of forms depending on the part of the world in which it developed. An unopened spiral bud of a morning glory flower ipomoea purpurea blue star cultivar ipomoea tricolor photographed in haverhill massachusetts morning glory also written as morning glory 1 is the common name for over 1 000 species of flowering plants in the family convolvulaceae whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Full sun bloom time. Blue morning glory ipomoea indica this is a variation that has blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

Purple flower with white throat trumpet shaped purple flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon which is what gives morning glories their common name. The morning glory in the family convolvulaceae contains at least 50 genera and more than 1000 species. Varieties of morning glories. It is said that morning glory flowers were first known in china because of its medicinal uses.

Field bindweed flowers only occur in either pink or white whereas annual morning glory flowers may be pink white magenta blue purple or red and are much larger than those of the bindweed. Morning glory vines are usually thicker than bindweed s vines and may have small hairs. Morning glory plant family. Year round in tropics color.

A great climber the blue morning glory is the winner of several international flower awards and does best in well drained soil. Also known as the blue dawn flower this plant has lush velvet like leaves and trumpet shaped flowers that are 3 4 inches in width in the morning the petals are bright blue and during the day they change to purplish pink. You can encourage earlier blooming by starting morning glory plants inside from seed in peat pots filled with potting mix then transplanting them outside after all danger of frost has passed. The flowers start the morning with bright blue color and as the day progresses the color of the bloom turns to more of a pinkish hue.

Morning glories need mesic soils and full solar exposure throughout the day. Let s learn more about some common morning glory varieties. Types blue morning glory ipomoea indica. Morning glories are considered fast growing vines but they can take a long time to flower august in the north if not grown under ideal circumstances.

The lovely blue dawn flower ipomoea indica also known as ipomea learii a south american perennial morning glory may produce 60 000 flowers at the rate of 300 per day. The name morning glory ipomoea purpurea ipomoea tricolor and ipomoea nil derives from the vine s trumpet shaped flowers which open early in the morning. Annual perennial in zones 9 11 or areas over 45 f height spread. Common morning glory ipomoea purpurea.

Some of the most common types of morning glories that you will see include.