Common Name: Blue Daze
Scientific Name: Evolvulus glomeratus, Evolvulus glomeratus ‘Blue My Mind’
Type of Plant: Groundcover
Description: Blue Daze, or Evolvulus, is one plant that likes it hot! It grows in a low, spreading mound of fuzzy, light grey foliage that is a nice background to the funnel shaped, powder blue, 5-petaled flowers with white throats that are born individually near the stem tips. Blue Daze blooms profusely and almost continuously throughout the warm season. The one-inch flowers bloom during the day, closing if rain approaches. ‘Blue My Mind’ Blue Daze is an improved variety of Blue Daze. It is more compact and has more flowers.
Mature Size: 6-12″ tall x 24-36″ wide.
Blooms: Lovely blue flowers bloom year-round
Fruit: No
Climate Requirements: Blue Daze does best in full sun, but can tolerate a little shade, especially at midday. It needs a well drained soil, but also frequent watering. It cannot tolerate wet soils at all, and very rainy periods or overwatering will cause fungus problems and lead to premature death. Blue Daze needs very little water in winter.
Care Requirements: Fertilize 1 or 2 times monthly with water soluble fertilizer. 1 or 2 times a season with slow-release, granular fertilizer.
Spacing: Space plants 12-18″ apart
Water Needs: Average
Maintenance: Low
Special Uses/Attributes: Blue Daze is a standout in beds and borders or as a ground cover. It’s especially attractive grown in masses near yellow or pink flowering plants. Blue daze is spectacular in container gardens and hanging baskets, where it’s branches will cascade over the edges. It is highly tolerant of salt, and makes a fine ornamental for the coastal garden or in a planter on an oceanside balcony.
Florida Native: No