बस यूँही…..

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The aptly named morning glory was in bloom welcoming us with its delicate, but radiant beauty. What better start to the day could one ask for?
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the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae.

As the name suggests, most morning glory flowers unfurl into full bloom in the early morning. The flowers usually start to fade a few hours before the corolla begins to display visible curling. They prefer full solar exposure throughout the day, and mesic soils. Some morning glories, such as Ipomoea muricata, Ipomoea alba, and Ipomoea macrorhiza, are night-blooming flowers.

Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations used the morning glory species Ipomoea alba to convert the latex from the Castilla elastica tree and also the guayule plant to produce bouncing rubber balls.

The sulphur in the morning glory’s juice served to vulcanize the rubber, a process antedating Charles Goodyear’s discovery by at least 3,000 years.

Aztec priests in Mexico were also known to use the plant’s hallucinogenic properties
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