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Dwarf morning glory - Convolvulus tricolour

Dwarf morning glory - Convolvulus tricolourDwarf morning glory - Convolvulus tricolour
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature
UK distribution - East Anglia, Midlands, North, South East, South West

The lance-shaped leaves of this bushy plant are a beautiful dark green. It is a relative of the bindweed but it does not climb.

Dwarf morning glory will thrive in poor, sandy soils, producing an abundance of spectacular flowers. The wide-mouthed, trumpet-like flowers come in a range of bright colours, but all have striking yellowish throats. Bees come to the flowers, as may the huge and spectacular convolvulus hawk-moth.

Animals

Bees and wasps, White plume moth

FoliageGreen
FlowerBlue, July to September
MoistureDry (Dry)
SunlightFull sun (Full sun)
OriginNon-native
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