Solved ID Please

A type of morning glory?

 

Isn't it a cracker....

 

I think that's Convolvulus tricolor. I grew it once, a long time ago. If I remember rightly it's an annual (so not invasive like its relations, the wild bindweeds).

 

I think @JennyJB has hit the nail

 

I seem to remember growing this in the dim and distant pass, agree its convolvulus.

 

@JennyJB is right, definitely Convolvulus tricolor or Belle du Jour here in France - Beauty of the Day. I have it in my garden at the moment. I just sprinkled a packet of seeds in a border in the spring. Like Morning Glory it flowers in the morning.

 

It's a beautiful variety,
I will look for it for next year
Jenny namaste

 

It needs something to climb up; it is an annual, so no problems with self-seeding in the UK. My daughter grew some last year and the plants reached the guttering of her 2-storey house. Fleeting flowers, they only last a few hours, the flowers move to follow the sun, with stunning colour. I much prefer the sky blue variety to the purple ones. I have 2 big pots with them growing amongst my sweetpeas, I was very late sowing them, so not sure if they will reach flowering size.

 

@Goldenlily26 I think you are thinking of Morning Glory, Ipomoea. That's a climber. Convolvulus tricolour is quite a short plant.

 

I've just bought a packet from Amazon for next year.
3 different colours ,
Jenny namaste

 

Just to try and clarify.
Convolvulus tricolor...syn Convolvulus minor...common name Dwarf morning glory.

Details from RHS below.....

Quote "A bushy, spreading annual or short-lived perennial with dark green, oval leaves."

Convolvulus tricolor | dwarf morning glory Herbaceous Perennial/RHS
Other colours...
https://www.kingsseeds.com/57625-co...35x5WmZXnbJiDPr2GLvcL42twN4BvIy3yLK7_3Si89dQz

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This is Ipomoea tricolor.
Quote RHS...
"A twining climber to 4m tall usually grown as an annual. with spirally-arranged, heart-shaped leaves 3-7cm long and large, funnel-shaped purple to blue flowers with white throats in summer"
Ipomoea tricolor | morning glory Annual Biennial/RHS

 

I stand corrected. I didn't realise there was a herbaceous type of Ipomea, I must try it out. The climbing one I grow is lovely, featured in a Miss Marple detective story.

 

I just love www.
Ask and it is all there.
How amazing it is.

Quote.,...
"In Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories, the Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) plant is featured in A Pocket Full of Rye. In this story, the poisonous substance used to murder Rex Fortescue is found in the seeds of the Ipomoea purpurea, which are also known as Morning Glory. The plant's vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers, which open in the morning and close at night, are a recurring motif. "

Ipomoea purpurea...
Ipomoea purpurea | common morning glory Annual Biennial/RHS