dwarf morning-glory

plural dwarf morning-glories

1. alternativeAlternative form of dwarf morning glory.

   In Colonial times 11 varieties of the dwarf morning-glory, Convolvulus tricolor, were listed.

   1940 March 5, “Old-Fashioned Annuals for the Colonial Garden”, in The Cincinnati Post, volume 119, number 56, Cincinnati, Oh., →OCLC, page 10, column 3

   5 more examples

   The dwarf morning-glory (Convolvulus tricolor) is an interesting plant for the hot, dry border.

   1943 April 25, W. H. Youngman, “Annuals for Hot, Dry Situations: Choose Those Known to Thrive Under Such Conditions; List Not Long”, in The Sunday Star, numbers 1,987, 36,153, Washington, D.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, pages E—7, column 4

   Dwarf morning-glories are bushy and sprawl instead of climbing. The flowers look like smaller, fancier versions of the familiar vining morning-glories. The center of each blossom is yellow, a white zone surrounds it, and the remaining half of each petal is blue, purple, red, or pink.

   2001, Anne Halpin, “Convolvulus tricolor: Dwarf morning-glory”, in Annuals, Perennials & Bulbs, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Creative Homeowner, →ISBN, page 54, column 1

   Remnants of the undeveloped Keys remain in this beautiful park—silver palms, satinwood, dwarf morning-glories and a large number of shore and wading birds, as well as rare birds such as the white-crowned pigeon.

   2003, Catherine O’Neal, Candace Leslie, Chelle Walton, Marty Olmstead, “Bahia Honda State Park”, in Hidden Florida […], 8th edition, Berkeley, Calif.: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 382

   There are white- or pink-flowered dwarf morning-glories; I’ve never seen them but I imagine they’re pretty.

   2010, Ray Rogers, “Dwarf-morning glory (E. glomeratus)”, in The Encyclopedia of Container Plants: More than 500 Outstanding Choices for Gardeners, Portland, Ore.: Timber Press, →ISBN, page 174, column 2

   Significant among the region’s numerous herbaceous plants are: Dwarf morning-glories (Evolvulus alsinoides, E. arizonicus, and E. sericeus)

   2014, Matthew J. Nelson, Arizona Trail Association, “South Region”, in Your Complete Guide to the Arizona National Scenic Trail, Birmingham, Ala.: Wilderness Press, →ISBN, “The Botany of Diversity” section, page 21