Morning Glories of Monteverde, Costa Rica

Convolvulaceae: Flowers Blue with White Throat


Pick the flower combination matching your specimen, then check the description below.

Flower parts


Calyx lobes broad at base
Ipomoea indica
Calyx lobes narrow at base
Ipomoea nil
Ipomoea indica
Ipomoea nil

Ipomoea indica

Corolla dark blue, calyx lobes almost glabrous, broad at base, an ornamental cultivated around houses, flowers present during most of year.

Ipomoea nil

Corolla vibrant blue, calyx lobes hairy and narrow at base, common on Pacific slope from lowlands to 1400 m, flowers mostly November to January.


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Images and text copyright © 2001-06 by William A. Haber, http://efg.cs.umb.edu/
Created: 7 March 2001; updated: 25 November 2006.