Ipomoea indica

Botanical Name: Ipomoea indica
Common Name: oceanblue morning-glory, Blue morning glory, Blue Dawn Flower, Purple Morning Glory, Perennial Morning Glory
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Botanical Name Ipomoea indica
Common Names oceanblue morning-glory, Blue morning glory, Blue Dawn Flower, Purple Morning Glory, Perennial Morning Glory
Synonyms Convolvulus acuminatus, Convolvulus africanus, Convolvulus amplus, Convolvulus bogotensis, Convolvulus bogotensis albiflorus, Convolvulus bogotensis lilacinus, Convolvulus congestus, Convolvulus cynanchifolius, Convolvulus indicus, Convolvulus mollis, Convolvulus multiflorus, Convolvulus mutabilis, Convolvulus portoricensis, Convolvulus pudibundus, Convolvulus roseus, Convolvulus ruizii, Ipomoea acuminata, Ipomoea acuminata albiflora, Ipomoea amoena, Ipomoea bogotensis, Ipomoea burmanni, Ipomoea cataractae, Ipomoea cathartica, Ipomoea cathartica var. angustiloba, Ipomoea congesta, Ipomoea congesta albiflora, Ipomoea congesta var. brevipedunculata, Ipomoea dealbata, Ipomoea fastigiata, Ipomoea halierca, Ipomoea indica alba, Ipomoea indica albiflora, Ipomoea indica subsp. acuminata, Ipomoea indica var. acuminata, Ipomoea indica var. indica, Ipomoea insularis, Ipomoea involucrata, Ipomoea jamaicensis triloba, Ipomoea jamaicensis var. glabrata, Ipomoea jamaicensis var. intermedia, Ipomoea jamaicensis var. sericea, Ipomoea jamaicensis var. triloba, Ipomoea kiiruninsularis, Ipomoea kiuninsularis, Ipomoea learii, Ipomoea lilacina, Ipomoea medians, Ipomoea mollis, Ipomoea mutabilis, Ipomoea officinalis, Ipomoea portoricensis, Ipomoea pudibunda, Ipomoea punctata, Ipomoea purpurea, Ipomoea vahliana, Modesta mutabilis, Monogynella vahliana, Parasitipomoea formosana, Pharbitis acuminata, Pharbitis acuminata var. congesta, Pharbitis bogotensis, Pharbitis calycosa, Pharbitis cathartica, Pharbitis cathartica alba, Pharbitis congesta, Pharbitis dealbata, Pharbitis grandiflora, Pharbitis heterosepala, Pharbitis hispida var. imberbis, Pharbitis indica, Pharbitis insularis, Pharbitis insularis glabella, Pharbitis insularis subsp. glabella, Pharbitis learii, Pharbitis medians, Pharbitis mollis, Pharbitis mutabilis, Pharbitis rosea
Ipomoea indica is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, known by several common names, including blue morning glory, oceanblue morning glory, koali awa, and blue dawn flower. It bears heart-shaped or 3-lobed leaves and purple or blue funnel-shaped flowers 6–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter, from spring to autumn. The flowers produced by the plant are hermaphroditic. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.The plant is grown as an ornamental for its attractive flowers, but it is invasive in many regions of the world and is specifically listed on New Zealand's Biosecurity Act 1993.