Convolvulus tricolor: Country Or Region Of Origin
Europe and Northern Africa
Plant Profile: Convolvulus tricolor
Taxonomy: Convolvulus tricolorNames
Dwarf Morning Glory
Phonetic Spelling:kon-VOLV-yoo-lus TRY-ko-lor
Genus:Convolvulus
Species:tricolor
Family:Convolvulaceae
Fertilizer inhibits blooming and does not support climbing; instead, it develops into a mound approximately 2 feet high. This plant thrives in sandy, well-drained soil that is low in nutrients and can also be cultivated in hanging baskets.
Convolvulus tricolor Feature Summary
Convolvulus tricolor Image Gallery
Tags
#purple
#white
#yellow
#annual
#blue
#white flowers
#purple flowers
#many colors
#yellow flowers
#blue flowers
#Royal splendor
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Convolvulus tricolor is often confused with:
Convolvulus tricolor Feature Summary
Attributes
Europe and Northern Africa
Annual
Flowers
Flowers vary in colors (including blue, white, yellow, and purple). Flowers have a few colors.
Purple/Lavender
White
Gold/Yellow
Blue
Summer
fused petals
Funnel
Whole Plant Traits
Annual
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Leaves
Stem
Hairy (pubescent)
Landscape
Drought
Convolvulus tricolor Image Gallery
Convolvulus tricolor Attributes
Convolvulus tricolor: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Convolvulus tricolor Flowers
Convolvulus tricolor: Flower Description
Flowers vary in colors (including blue, white, yellow, and purple). Flowers have a few colors.
Convolvulus tricolor: Flower Color
Blue
Gold/Yellow
Purple/Lavender
White
Convolvulus tricolor: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Convolvulus tricolor: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Convolvulus tricolor: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Convolvulus tricolor: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Convolvulus tricolor Whole Plant Traits
Convolvulus tricolor: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Convolvulus tricolor Cultural Conditions
Convolvulus tricolor: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Convolvulus tricolor Leaves
Convolvulus tricolor: Leaf Color
Green
Convolvulus tricolor: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Convolvulus tricolor: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Convolvulus tricolor Stem
Convolvulus tricolor: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Convolvulus tricolor: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Convolvulus tricolor Landscape
Convolvulus tricolor: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
