Morning glory

Morning Glory (Morning Glory, 牽牛花, 蕣, scientific name: Ipomoea nil, English: morning glory), the year of the plant Ipomoea Convolvulaceae. Climbing. Garden plants developed in Japan. It is also one of the classic garden plants.

The leaves have fine hairs on Kozo acuminate. It blooms in summer, flowers are cone-open, five stamen, pistil has one.

The fall season word.

History

Coming to Japan, beginning with those that brought the species as a drug that the late envoy Nara period. Become part of the morning glory seed buds contain many ingredients which act as a laxative, Han names child "Cowherd (Kengoshi)", called the Nara period Heian period is treated as a medicinal plant was. The Wakan Sansai 図絵 are introduced varieties.

The first of its kind brought to the envoy, not the end of the Nara period, Heian period there is a theory. In this case, as long Manyoshu "morning glory" is what is called, not this species is that the balloon flower or rose of Sharon points.
Source: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AC%E3%82%AA

See Also: Flowers, Florist