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Evolvulus glomeratus 'Alba'

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Convolvulaceae

Evolvulus glomeratus 'Alba' is a cultivar of Blue Daze (Evolvulus glomeratus). It produces small white flowers with velvety leaves that are bluish-green in colour. The sprawling habit allows this cultivar to be grown on hanging baskets, on top of walls and edges while admiring the regular white blooms of Evolvulus glomeratus 'Alba'. Though they last for a day, the plant flowers freely throughout the year.

Full Sun

Moderate Water

Suitable for Hanging Baskets

Ornamental Flowers

Herbaceous Plant

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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Herbaceous Plant
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition	Autotrophic
Maximum Height	30 cm

Biogeography

Native Habitat	Terrestrial
Local Conservation Status	Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only)

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form	It is a sprawling, non-vining herb that grows up to 0.3 m tall, occasionally grown as an annual.
Foliage	Its leaves are spoon to broad-lanced shaped, bluish green in colour. Fine hairs found on the leaf surface gives foliage a velvety texture. The leaves measure at 1.5 - 3 cm long and 0.6 - 1.5 cm wide, with a smooth margin and round tip.
Flowers	Flowers are white, funnel-shaped, produced at the nodes (axillary). Despite lasting up to a day, this cultivar produce flowers freely.

Fruit	Fruit is globose, produced in a capsule form measuring at 2 mm wide.
Cultivation	For abundant blooms, position the plant under full sun condition (6-8 hours) grown in well-drained soil to prevent root rot. Once established, this cultivar is low-maintenance with a good tolerance for salt and short periods of drought.
Etymology	The genus epithet derived "evolvo" meant to unwrap or unroll with reference to the non-vinning or twining branches present in many species of the family. The species epithet "glomeratus" refers to the grouped or gathered inflorescence.

Landscaping Features

Landscaping	This cultivar can be grown in flower boxes, pots, drooping from a wall or edges and rocky gardens.
Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Flowers
Landscape Uses	Parks & Gardens, Suitable for Hanging Baskets, Flowerbed / Border

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference	Full Sun
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Plant Growth Rate	Fast

Rootzone Tolerance	Well-Drained Soils, Easy to Grow
Propagation Method	Seed, Stem Cutting

Foliar

Foliage Retention	Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green - Bluish Green
Mature Foliage Texture(s)	Velvety / Furry / Tomentose

Foliar Type	Simple / Unifoliate
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem	Alternate
Foliar Attachment to Stem	Sessile
Foliar Shape(s)
Foliar Venation	Pinnate / Net
Foliar Margin	Entire
Foliar Apex - Tip	Obtuse, Rounded
Foliar Base	Rounded / Obtuse

Non - Foliar and Storage

Stem Type & Modification	Herbaceous
Root Type	Underground (Tap Root)

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower & Plant Sexuality	Bisexual Flowers , Bisexual Flowers
Flower Colour(s)	White

Flower Grouping	Cluster / Inflorescence
Flower Location	Axillary
Flower Symmetry	Radial
Individual Flower Shape	Funnelform / Funnel-shaped
Inflorescence Type	Cyme
Flowering Period	Free-Flowering
Flowering Habit	Polycarpic

Fruit, Seed and Spore

Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit
Fruit Type	Dehiscent Dry Fruit , Capsule
Seed Quantity Per Fruit	Few (1-5)

References

References	Mocano Nature Encyclopedia (continuously updated). Evolvulus glomeratus - Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/evolvulus-glomeratus-2/?lang=en. Accessed 06 May 2022.

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Master ID	34122
Species ID	8535
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Species record last updated on: 11 May 2022.