Shaggy Dwarf Morning-Glory (Evolvulus nuttallianus)
Description
Fuzzy, silvery-green leaves on spreading stems are made lovely in summer with small blue and white flowers. The shaggy dwarf morning glory is a non-climbing plant that is a perennial that will become shrub-like with age and in regions free from winter frosts. Native to the western United States, it grows in prairies and intermountain plateaus. The fuzzy stems are held somewhat upright before sprawling horizontally and rooting where they contact the soil. The small oblong oval leaves are light green and clothed in silvery white hairs. From late spring to frost, tiny cup-shaped flowers that look like morning glory blooms open, each for one day. They are white in their centers but can have blue to lavender tints on the petals. At night or on cloudy days the flowers may not open at all, disappointing butterflies and bees. Grow shaggy dwarf morning glory in full sun to partial shade in moist but well-draining soils that have some fertility. Tolerant of heat and alkaline soils, it is well-suited to rockeries and areas affected by the alkalinity of concrete walks or patios. Keep soils drier in the cool winter months. It may be used as an annual or allowed to become a semi-woody shrub in a meadow or mixed border in mild climate areas. This plant is a parent to the popular hybrid Blue Daze bush morning glory.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Solanales
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Family: Convolvulaceae
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Genus: Evolvulus
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