Plant of the Month: April 2013
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Silver Bush Morning Glory dazzles in all seasons with both showy flowers and silvery foliage.
Silver Bush Morning Glory
Convolvulus cneorum
- Plant Form: Evergreen Shrub
- Water Use: Low
- Mature Size: 1-2 feet tall, 3 feet wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Bloom Time: April – September
- Native to: Southern Europe
- Hardiness: Cold Hardy to 10° F
Silver Bush Morning Glory is prized not just for its glorious flowers, but also for its soft, silvery foliage that it displays all year. Masses of white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats open from pink buds on this compact perennial. This very distant relative of the morning glory vine looks stunning as a dramatic silver accent next to anything purple, red, or dark green, or in a moonlight garden. Thrives in dry, sandy, well-drained alkaline soil, and stays compact and fully flowered if grown in full sun. As with most silver foliage plants (having leaves covered with fine, microscopic hairs), this tough plant is drought-tolerant, and stands up to heat, cold, and wind. If you have rabbits in your yard, you’ll need to protect these tasty plants with chicken wire.
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