Common names include dwarf morning-glory,[1] tricolour convolvulus,[2] and belle de jour.

The flower is a tri-coloured funnel-shaped bloom about three centimeters wide, blue with white and a yellow centre.

[4] Common on cultivated land, dry open habitats, sandy places and roadsides.

[citation needed] This flowering plant is native to the Mediterranean Basin, particularly the south, but it is occasionally seen in other areas of similar climate.

The species[6] and the cultivar 'Blue Ensign'[7] have both received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.