dwarf morning glory
Convolvulus tricolor
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Irregular
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue petals with white throat and yellow center
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Dwarf morning glory (Convolvulus tricolor) is a plant for pollinator gardens and accent planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Blue petals with a white throat and yellow center open from early to late summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers, and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Polar Bear zinnia, Red Wings moss phlox, Red fescue, and Zohar sunflower.
Native range
Europe, Africa, Azores, Baleares, and 5 more places. See all 9
Europe, Africa, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Mauritania, NW. Balkan Pen., and Sicilia.