(Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Morning Glory Camellia)

Japanese camellia is a large, broadleaf evergreen shrub to small tree that originates from eastern Asia. It has a compact, upright to spreading habit and attractive smooth gray branches that are furnished with oval, glossy, dark green leaves. From late winter to early spring, it bears large, waxy flowers which are excellent for cutting.

The cultivar ‘Morning Glow’ is vigorous, dense, has an upright to columnar habit and is medium in height. Large, double, formal blooms which means there are...

(Bush Morning Glory)

Bush morning glory is a compact evergreen shrub from the western Mediterranean Rim. White funnel-form flowers occur in late spring into summer and have yellow centers and subtle blush pink stripes arising from pink buds. It is foremost grown for its showy flowers which are attractively contrasted by satiny silver-green foliage.

Bush morning glory does well in gritty, poor to average soils with good drainage in full sun. Clay soils must be friable and fast draining. Shelter the plant from wind...

(Blue Rock Bindweed, Ground Morning Glory)

Beautiful purplish blue or pink morning glory flowers cover this trailing perennial subshrub in the heat of summer. Ground morning glory is native to the Mediterranean regions of North Africa and Italy where it naturally grows along rocky, limestone cliff faces and ground along the seaside. Its tough natural environment enables it to withstand difficult garden spots with hot sun, drought, wind, salt-spray and alkaline soils.

This low, ground-hugging plant is fully evergreen where hardy. Its...

(Ground Morning Glory)

Ground morning glory is a diminutive, non-twining tender perennial native to North Africa, Spain and Italy. The trailing branches bear very small, hairy, roundish leaves. Trumpet-shaped, flaring, morning glory flowers are violet-blue and stay open for a few days. The tidy plant is covered with blooms from early summer through frost.

Ground morning glory is a tough plant which reliably flowers in many conditions. Plant it in loose, gravelly, well-drained soil and full sun. It is drought-tolerant,...

(Blue Daze Dwarf Morning Glory, Dwarf Morning Glory)

For a member of the morning glory family, ‘Blue Daze’ is unusual because it does not twist or climb and is a hybrid derived from plants native to North and South America. The trailing stems of this tender perennial subshrub form a low, lax, spreading mound. Both the stems and the small, oval shaped leaves are densely covered with short, downy hairs, giving them a silvery appearance. Many small, sky blue, funnel shaped flowers with five lobes and white throats cover the plants throughout the warm...

(Brazilian Dwarf Morning Glory)

A morning glory that does not climb, the Brazilian dwarf morning glory has gray-green leaves and small morning glory flowers of a deep blue when temperatures are warm. A tender perennial that can become shrubby with semi-woody stems with age, it is native to Brazil and Paraguay where it is found in sunny prairies.

The small, egg-shaped leaves are light green but covered in fine silvery hairs. Overall this makes the foliage mound a gray-green. When temperatures are warm, branch tips reveal small...

(Shaggy Dwarf Morning Glory)

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...

(Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach)

An aggressively spreading, floating aquatic vine, swamp morning glory's leaves are rich in iron and its lavender-kissed white flowers are alluring. A tender perennial vine that spreads rapidly across the freshwater surface, it is native to India and is considered an invasive pest in many regions including the southern United States, Hawaii, and the Philippines. The use of the foliage as an edible vegetable (water spinach) in many Southeast Asian cuisines is promoting the deleterious introduction...

(Oceanblue Morning Glory)

The tropical perennial morning glory Ipomoea indica is a fantastic rambling climber for warm regions. It originates from Hawaii and tropical regions in the New World but has spread elsewhere and is now considered Pantropical. Its vigor and natural spread has placed it on invasive lists in many countries to include Australia and New Zealand.

The evergreen leaves of oceanblue morning glory are heart-shaped or three-lobed and densely cover the plants. When conditions are warm and favorable,...

(White-edged Morning Glory)

Named for its funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning, white-edged morning glory is a popular annual to short-lived perennial vine native to tropical areas worldwide. This vigorous twining climber displays green heart-shaped leaves on hairy stems. Throughout summer it bears prolific tubular flowers ranging in color from blue and purple to red, depending on the cultivar. These are often edged in white and attract hummingbirds.

Plant this tropical vine in sites with full sun and average,...