General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10 feet to 25 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Indigo
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Sow in situ
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Oceanblue Morning Glory
  • Blue Dawnflower
  • Island Morning Glory
  • Morning Glory
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ipomoea indica
  • Synonym: Ipomoea acuminata

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Date: Aug 3, 2011 3:17 AM
Location: Paraty town,  Brazil
Date: 2014-01-21

Date: 2011-09-06
Location: In my Mom's garden
Date: 2011-09-30
Location: my garden zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2019-09-24

Date: 2011-09-07

Date: 2005-09-10

Date: 2023-07-03
Blue comparison

Date: May 3, 2011 6:49 PM

Date: 2023-05-31
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-06

Date: 2011-10-09
winter Blooms will turn to a Fuchsia color and remain until the n
Location: Patio
Ipomoea Indica clipping, image changed to show blue color.

Date: 2005-09-10
Location: Zephyrhills 
Date: 2016-04-24
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-26
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-06
Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 2012-11-08
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Feb 12, 2013 6:11 PM concerning plant:
    The Blue Dawnflower is one of several Morning Glory species native here in Florida. Distributed throughout most of the peninsula, it is found in open sunny sites, along roadsides, and in old fields and disturbed areas where it quickly rambles over weedy vegetation and is capable of forming a dense ground cover. The showy blue to purplish-blue flowers are said to resemble the color of the Caribbean Sea.

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