Ipomea indica the blue form of Morning Glory is a cool clear blue, a startling colour in the garden. As you would expect from a member of the Convolvulous clan it is a strong twisting and binding climber.

Uses of Morning Glory

• The plant was originally used to produce cloth die.
• The seeds should not be eaten as they produce hallucinations
• In the garden they are very good for screening walls and ugly sites during summer.
• They do not last as cut flowers.

Growing Ipomea Morning Glory.

• Grow from seed and collect your own seed for next year.
• Pick off dead leaves.
• Try some of the other colours including rose and red plants.
• Do not allow white Convolulous to grow as it spreads and throttles other plants

• Thompson & Morgan search for Morning Glory seeds and plants
• Morning Glory ‘Carnevale di Venezia’ Ipomoea purpurea, Convolvulus purpureus,
• A half-hardy annual which climbs to 6′ tall and flowers through summer with striped blue and pink blooms with intricate markings.

Credits
Morning glory by Arenamontanus CC BY 2.0