Scientific Name:
Falkia repens
Pronunciation:
FALK-ee-uh REE-penz
Common Name:
creeping falkia, African morning glory
Family Name:
Convolvulaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Mat-forming, perennial ground cover (evergreen in zones 9-10); leaves rounded, basal or alternate on runners; flowers larger, white to pinkish-violet.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Africa (South Africa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Fall interest, Ground cover
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse, Obtuse, Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Colour (petals):
White, Violet, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Sep, Oct, Nov
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Runners (or stolons)
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
