The Blue Dawn Flower

The Blue Dawn flower/Ipomoea indica is also known as the Ocean
blue Morning Glory or Blue Morning Glory. Although its origin
is uncertain it has spread throughout the tropical world. The
site for Indian flowers www.flowersofindia.net has more facts
and pictures of this beautiful plant.



I got my plant in January this year. Found it blooming in the
wild and helped myself to the purple bounty. It has turned out
to be a prolific bloomer and there's always some insect on the
blooms which makes it more interesting!

Early in the mornings the blooms are a deep purple with pink lines.
But as the sun climbs higher the blooms turn a lighter shade till
it's almost pink.



Let's curl up and die!

This is the colour that the blooms turn into--in the afternoon.





I was happy to be able to get an insect which made no attempt
to fly away after my first shot.



Coming back to check on it later I was shocked to see the half-
eaten bloom!! Ouch!



With a pair of tweezers I sent it to kingdom come, er.....
across the road, to the swamp. Hopefully, it must have discovered
more attractions there and I haven't seen it since!!



Just as I was wondering how bees get so much pollen on
their backs, as if to prove a point, I saw this bee going
inside the bloom!



Emerging...point noted, Mr. Carpenter!



What a find! Caught this skipper right inside the bloom!



This morning glory will be a constant here. For support I've used
an old iron window-frame. It has turned out to be a no-fuss plant.
Just the usual watering and manure (once in a while). Soon I'll have
to trim it to keep it in check. But for now, I'm enjoying the blooms
and all the insects who stop by.