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Heavenly Blue Morning Glory

Ipomoea tricolor

Photo by sleighgreen
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Description:

Growing in a Butterfly Bush

Species ID Suggestions

Ivy Leaf Morning Glory

Ipomoea hederacea

Comments (2)

Ipomoea tricolor does NOT have trilobed leaves or any hair on the leaves , which therefore rules out Ipomoea tricolor completely...what is reasonably left is either Ipomoea nil or Ipomoea hederacea...based on the size and overall look of the corolla , I would say Ipomoea hederacea is the most likely..
Look at the upper half of the photo for best ID purposes... The stem and tri-lobed leaves are hairy and the flower is relatively small in relation to the leaves...the flower is a total match for Ipomoea hederacea...
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2011

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