| Description | A very nice blue flowering plant for hanging baskets, pots and in the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (ee-VOL-yoo-lus)(glom-mer-Ray-tus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8(9b)-11 |
| Sunlight | prefers full but tolerates partial sun. |
| Moisture | average, moderately draught tolerant, tolerates salt spray from oceans |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average to well drained patio |
| Temperature | succumbs to the first frosts |
| Flowers | blue, 5 petals, funnel shaped, white center, open in the morning and close towards the heat of the day, go through periods of heavy bloom than periods of a lighter bloom, but always having flowers |
| Leaves | simple and egg shaped. |
| Stems | An evergreen sub-shrub and the stems tend to root where they touch the ground. |
| Dimensions | Reaches 1 foot tall with a spread of 2-3 feet. Tends to be much smaller when grown in containers. |
| Maintenance | very little |
| Propagation | stem cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to Brazil and Paraguay. |
| Misc Facts | The genus name is derived from the Latin word evolvure meaning "untwist". This alludes to the fact that it is a non-climbing member of the Morning Glory Family. |
| Author's Notes | I used this plant many times in pots as an edge or trailing plant. Very nice blue color. We always propagated this plant from stem cuttings. |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd) |
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