Ground Morning Glory
Convolvulus mauritanicus
A very useful groundcover or border specimen. Low-growing evergreen perennial, its trailing branches hold hairy, round, gray-green leaves. Funnel-shaped flowers have a pleasing lavender-blue color.
| Synonym: | Convolvulus sabatius |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | kon-VOL-vu-lus ma-RIT-a-nik-us |
| Key feature: | Firescaping Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 1 ft. high, 1½ to 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Poolside, Rock Garden, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Blue |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 2774 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Control weeds until the plants have filled in. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer.
Design Ideas
An ideal groundcover for xeriscape applications. Add to beds and borders. Thrives on slopes and banks or at the top edge of retaining walls. A good filler for color between larger upright surubs. Problem solver for exposed southern coastal sites.
Companion Plants
Combine this groundcover with the deeper blue of Dwarf Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) or use Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) as a companion to its gray-green leaves. The reddish-brown flowers of Paprika Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Paprika') are a good contrast to the Morning Glory's lavender-blue.
History
This plant is the signature genus of the Monring Glory family which contains about 255 species. These twining and trailing plants are largely found in temperate regions of the glove. This species is native to North Africa.
Lore
In African the fibrous quality of this plant's stems is a useful material for basket making.
A very useful groundcover or border specimen. Low-growing evergreen perennial, its trailing branches hold hairy, round, gray-green leaves. Funnel-shaped flowers have a pleasing lavender-blue color.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Control weeds until the plants have filled in. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer.
Design Ideas
An ideal groundcover for xeriscape applications. Add to beds and borders. Thrives on slopes and banks or at the top edge of retaining walls. A good filler for color between larger upright surubs. Problem solver for exposed southern coastal sites.
Companion Plants
Combine this groundcover with the deeper blue of Dwarf Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) or use Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) as a companion to its gray-green leaves. The reddish-brown flowers of Paprika Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Paprika') are a good contrast to the Morning Glory's lavender-blue.
History
This plant is the signature genus of the Monring Glory family which contains about 255 species. These twining and trailing plants are largely found in temperate regions of the glove. This species is native to North Africa.
Lore
In African the fibrous quality of this plant's stems is a useful material for basket making.
| Synonym: | Convolvulus sabatius |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | kon-VOL-vu-lus ma-RIT-a-nik-us |
| Key feature: | Firescaping Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 1 ft. high, 1½ to 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Poolside, Rock Garden, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Blue |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 2774 |
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