I walked by a barbed wire fence one day and noticed this lonely purple Common Morning Glory. Although Common Morning Glory is very common, this flower just grabbed my attention. It looked like it was trying to soak up all the sun and displayed its beauty as much as it could. Ipomoea purpurea’s other names include the common morning-glory, tall morning-glory, or purple morning glory. Flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon, hence the common name. It is native to Mexico and Central America. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, predominantly blue to purple or white.
有一天我經過一片鐵絲網，突然注意到這一朵孤獨的紫色牽牛花，雖然圓葉牽牛花很常見，但這朵花卻引起了我的注意。 它看起來像是在試圖吸取所有的陽光，儘可能地展示它的美麗。圓葉牽牛的其他名稱包括普通牽牛花、高大牽牛花或紫色牽牛花。花早開午閉，故有此俗名。(註: 維基百科列出其他別名包括牽牛花、喇叭花(各地通稱)、連簪簪(四川)、打碗花(山西)、 紫花牽牛(廣州植物誌) 、朝顏(日本))。它原產於墨西哥和中美洲。花呈喇叭狀，主要為藍色至紫色或白色。
Notes 筆記
- Ipomoea purpurea’s other names include the common morning-glory, tall morning-glory, or purple morning glory. Flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon, hence the common name. It is native to Mexico and Central America.
- Genus name comes from the Greek words ips meaning “worm” and homoios meaning “resembling”, in probable reference to the sprawling underground roots of plants in this genus. On the other hand, some experts suggest the genus name is in reference to the worm-like twining plant habit. specific epithet means tending towards purple.
- Common morning glory is easily grown in average, consistently moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Like all morning glories, the plant entwines itself around structures, growing to a height of 2–3 m tall. The leaves are heart-shaped and the stems are covered with brown hairs. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, predominantly blue to purple or white, and 3–6 cm in diameter.
- 圓葉牽牛的其他名稱包括普通牽牛花、高大牽牛花或紫色牽牛花。花早開午閉，故有此俗名。(註: 維基百科列出其他別名包括牽牛花、喇叭花(各地通稱)、連簪簪(四川)、打碗花(山西)、 紫花牽牛(廣州植物誌) 、朝顏(日本))。它原產於墨西哥和中美洲。
- 屬名來自希臘語 ips 意為“蠕蟲”和 homoios 意為“類似”，可能是指該屬植物的地下根。 另外一些專家認為屬名是指蠕蟲狀纏繞植物的習性。種小名指傾向於紫色。
- 圓葉牽牛很容易在陽光充足、持續濕潤、排水良好的土壤中生長。像其他牽牛花一樣，它需要纏繞在結構周圍，長到 2-3 公尺高。葉子是心形的，莖上覆蓋著棕色的毛。花呈喇叭狀，主要為藍色至紫色或白色，直徑 3-6 公分。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Ipomoea purpurea
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Ipomoea purpurea
- 維基百科: 圓葉牽牛
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