Henka asagao 'Kagayaki55’

Ipomoea nil ''Kagayaki55”

Location: National Museum of Japanese History 'Botanical Garden'
Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
Location: National Museum of Japanese History 'Botanical Garden'
Location: National Museum of Japanese History 'Botanical Garden'

Flower name
Henka asagao 'Kagayaki55’
Scientific name
Ipomoea nil ''Kagayaki55”
Alias変化朝顔, 黄斑入蝉葉紫吹掛絞丸咲大輪
Place of origingarden variety
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Horticultural species, Potted flower
Flowering seasonJuly, August

What is Henka asagao 'Kagayaki55’

Variegated morning glory 'Kagayaki55' (scientific name: Ipomoea nil ''Kagayaki55”), is a cultivar of the Morning Glory (Asagao), known as a "Henka Asagao" (変化朝顔) or "Mutation Morning Glory.

The description "Ki Fuiri Semiha Murasaki Fukkakeshibori Maruzaki Tairin" refers to the unique leaf and flower characteristics of this cultivar: "Yellow variegated cicada-shaped leaves with purple fukkakeshibori (splash pattern) on white flowers, blooming in a rounded shape and producing large blooms."

Common Name: Henka Asagao 'Kagayaki 55' 'Yellow Variegated Semi-Leaf Purple Splash Pattern Round Bloom Large Flower' (Henka Asagao 'Ki fuiri semiha murasaki fukkakeshibori maruzaki tairin)
Scientific Name: Ipomoea nil 'Kagayaki 55'
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
Flower Color: Purple
Blooming Period: July to September
Fruit Type: Capsule
Seed Color: Black