Henka asagao 'Oya Botan’

Ipomoea nil ''Oyabotan"

Flower name
Henka asagao 'Oya Botan’
Scientific name
Ipomoea nil ''Oyabotan"
Alias変化朝顔, 黄　抱　蜻蛉葉　/葡萄鼠　覆輪　丸咲　牡丹
Place of origingarden variety
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Horticultural species, Potted flower
Flowering seasonJuly, August

What is Henka asagao 'Oya Botan’

Henka Asagao 'Yellow Embrace Dragonfly Leaf GrapeGray Margined Round Bloom Peony' (Henka asagao 'Ki kakae tomboba budounezu fukurin maruzaki botann'), 'Oya Botan', scientific name: Ipomoea nil 'Oyabotan', is a variety of morning glory (asagao) known as a "Henka Asagao" or "varied morning glory."

There is a naming convention for Henka Asagao (variegated morning glory) flowers, which is followed in the order of [Leaf Color] [Leaf Shape] [Flower Color] [Flower Shape].

The basic type is the wild type morning glory, with the flower name "Green Wave Leaf Green Round Bloom."
The meaning is [Leaf Color] Green (actually green) [Leaf Shape] Wave Leaf: typical morning glory leaf [Flower Color] Green [Flower Shape] Round Bloom (corolla shape).

The name is based on how it differs from the basic type.
Therefore, the flower name of this variety is "Yellow Embrace Dragonfly Leaf Grape Gray Margined Round Bloom Peony," and the meaning is as follows:

[Leaf Color] Yellow: yellow-green [Leaf Quality] Embrace (Kakae): edge curls outward [Leaf Shape] Dragonfly Leaf (Tomboba): central lobe is elongated, two wing lobes are each bilobed

[Flower Color] Grape Gray: purple + muddy gray [Flower Pattern] Margined: white markings on the petal edge [Flower Shape] Round Bloom: wild type petal shape is round [Petal Layering] Peony: stamens and pistils are fully petalized and luxurious

*On this day, it was extremely hot, so there are water droplets on the petals from watering.

Common Name: Henka Asagao 'Oya Botan'（'Yellow Embrace Dragonfly Leaf GrapeGray Margined Round Bloom Peony'),
Scientific Name: Ipomoea nil 'Oya Botan'
Classification: Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Solanales, Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea, I. nil
Origin: Japan (horticultural variety); Morning Glory's original habitat is tropical Asia.
Life Form: Annual vine
Stem Length: 100–300 cm
Leaf Shape: Palmately lobed
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Inflorescence Type: Dichasium
Flower Shape: Trumpet-shaped
Flower Diameter: 5–20 cm
Number of Pistils: 3
Number of Stamens: 5
Blooming Period: July to September
Fruit Type: Capsule
Seed Color: Black