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Ipomoea indica [3] 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 three-lobed leaves and purple or blue funnel-shaped flowers 6–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter, from spring to autumn .
The corolla of the flower of Ipomoea violacea is white, distinguishing this species from Ipomoea tricolor, commonly called Heavenly Blue.It is sometimes mistaken for the cultivar Pearly Gates, the corolla of which is also white, probably because of its misleading Latin binomial name, Ipomoea violacea, "violacea" meaning purple.
Each flower is 14–20 mm (0.55–0.79 in) long, with two bracts at the base, and the six tepals are strongly recurved at their tips. [8] The tepals are violet–blue. [12] The three stamens in the outer whorl are fused to the perianth for more than 75% of their length, and bear cream-coloured pollen. [8] The flowers are strongly and sweetly ...
Meconopsis betonicifolia is a rare flower found in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Tibet, and Myanmar at elevations of 2000 to 5000 meters. [4] It thrives in slightly alkaline to acidic soils in cool, moist environments. The flower's distinctive blue color results from various pigments influenced by the soil's pH and UV light exposure. [5]
Blue lily may refer to the following plant species: Agapanthus praecox, native to South Africa and widely cultivated; Nymphaea caerulea (Blue Egyptian water lily or sacred blue lily), native to East Africa and widely cultivated; Nymphaea violacea, a species of waterlily native to northern Australia; Stypandra glauca (nodding blue lily), native ...
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Tripolium pannonicum, called sea aster [2] or seashore aster [3] and often known by the synonyms Aster tripolium or Aster pannonicus, is a flowering plant, native to Eurasia and northern Africa, [4] [1] that is confined in its distribution to salt marshes, estuaries and occasionally to inland salt works.
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