Oceanblue Morning Glory
Oceanblue Morning Glory
Ipomoea indica
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Oceanblue Morning Glory, a delicate, heart-shaped plant with purple or blue funnel-shaped flowers, blooms from spring to autumn. Each flower is hermaphroditic, meaning it has both male and female reproductive organs, which allows it to self-pollinate.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Species
Ipomoea indica