''Evolvulus glomeratus'', commonly known as blue daze, Brazilian dwarf morning-glory, or Hawaiian blue eyes, is flowering plant from the family
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae (), commonly called the bindweeds or morning glories, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species. These species are primarily herbaceous vines, but also include trees, shrubs and herbs. The tubers of several spec ...
that is native to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
,
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
,
Bolivia
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and
Venezuela
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.
Description
It is an evergreen
subshrub
A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Der ...
that spreads to 60-90 cm in diameter with stems that become woody as they mature. Both leaves and stems have a light grey fuzz.
The lavender-coloured flowers, with blueish
petals
Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''corolla''. Petals are usually ...
, are funnel-shaped and are borne in
leaf axil
A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ste ...
s proximate to the stem tips. The flowers open in the morning and close by the evening.
Blue Daze
by Flowers of India The plant flowers from summer to fall.
Subspecies
The species is divided into three subspecies:
Gallery
File:Evolvulusglomeratus.jpg, Flower closeup
File:Evolvulus glomeratus 5zz.jpg, Matting form
File:Evolvulus glomeratus 1zz.jpg, Shrub form
File:Starr 071024-9997 Evolvulus glomeratus subsp. grandiflorus.jpg, Emerging flowers
File:Evolvulus glomeratus Nees ^ Mart. ssp. glomeratus - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (2).jpg, Growing upright
File:Starr-110215-1186-Evolvulus glomeratus subsp grandiflorus-leaves and flowers-KiHana Nursery Kihei-Maui (24957660912).jpg, A number of flowers
File:Evolvulus glomeratus 'Blue Daze' (5597721328).jpg, Two flowers
References
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glomeratus
Medicinal plants of South America
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Guyana
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Venezuela
Garden plants of South America