General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Globose four-valved capsule containing up to 4 smooth black seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Occasionally White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Slender Dwarf Morning Glory
  • Tropical Speedwell
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Evolvulus alsinoides
  • Synonym: Convolvulus alsinoides

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Location: Duitama, Boyaca, Colombia
Date: June 24th, 2018
Bloom of Evolvulus alsinoides
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-02

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