Blue morning glory
Ipomoea indica
Blue morning glory
Legal Status: Unwanted Organism - DOC
Status in New Zealand: Established
Organism: Land plants
This plant is present in New Zealand. Contact your regional council for control advice.
Description
Blue morning glory is a high-climbing vine with tough hairy stems and tough fibrous roots without rhizomes. Its leaves are usually three-lobed and silky-hairy underneath. From late spring to early winter it produces groups of three to 12 deep-blue-purple, funnelshaped flowers that are pink at the base, which wither in the midday sun.
Impact
Blue morning glory is very fast-growing, producing dense smothering blankets of foliage that can reach into the canopy. It quickly becomes the dominant vine wherever it occurs.
What to do
Contact your regional council to determine the status of this species and responsibility for control and/or advice on control.
Useful Resources
- Environment Bay of Plenty
- Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Page last updated: 20 March 2009