Species
Blue morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Varieties
6 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
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| BaguaBSI-H277805 | — |
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| Flying SaucersBSI-H278300 | — |
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| Heavenly blueBSI-FL32217 | — |
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| Imperial formula mixtureBSI-H277100 | — |
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| Milky WayBSI-FL21255 | — |
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| Pearly GatesBSI-FL43860 | — |
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Ipomoea tricolor is a tender twining vine, commonly grown as an annual. Its funnel-shaped flowers open in the morning and fade later, while successive buds continue the display. Ipomoea tricolor has heart-shaped leaves.
Botanical characteristics
Supports suit the climbing stems. The species should be distinguished from other morning glories, since the common name covers several Ipomoea species.
Twining stems and short-lived flowers
Heavenly blue, Flying Saucers and Pearly Gates are named entries for seed resellers. They place the selection within a climbing-flower assortment, alongside the species identity and mixture format.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Ipomoea tricolor
- Common names
- flying saucers; flying-saucers; grannyvine; heavenly-blue morning-glory; morning-glory; pearly gates; pearly-gates
- Synonyms
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- convolvulus rubrocaeruleus; convolvulus rubrocoeruleus; convolvulus venustus; ipomoea hookeri; ipomoea rubrocaerulea; ipomoea schiedeana; ipomoea violacea; pharbitis rubrocaerulea; pharbitis tricolor
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Species
- Ipomoea tricolor