Blue Daze

{"key":"bluedaze","name":"Blue Daze","botanical":"Evolvulus glomeratus","slug":"blue-daze","id":"PLT-EVOL-GLOM","type":"groundcovers","h":[0.75,1.5],"w":[2,3],"install":[0.4,0.65],"native":false,"groundGroup":"medium","light":"Full sun","lightTags":["sun"],"water":"Well-drained soil; water through establishment and dry periods as needed","season":"Blue warm-season flowers; frost can damage or kill the plant","care":"Allow a loose mound; plan for seasonal replacement after freezes","benefit":"Bring a low wash of blue to a sunny warm-season bed.","intro":"Blue Daze creates a soft, spreading mound of gray-green leaves and small blue flowers with pale centers. It can brighten the foreground of a sunny planting or spill gently near an edge. In the Pensacola area, its strongest role is seasonal color where the plan can accommodate winter loss and a changing flower display.","caution":"This is a tender perennial, often treated as an annual where freezes occur. Do not rely on it for permanent evergreen coverage in Pensacola. Flowers close at night and may close on cloudy days, so the plant will not look like the flowering illustration at every hour.","sizeNote":"NC State gives a height of 9–18 in and a spread of 2–3 ft. The diagram shows the larger end of that range for a well-grown mound. The small installed example does not imply a container size or a growth schedule. Winter injury can interrupt the expected seasonal development.","site":"Use Blue Daze as a flexible warm-season layer in a sunny Pensacola bed with drainage. It works where flowers can be enjoyed from a path or patio without feet crossing the stems. Match watering to actual weather and soil rather than assuming a drought-tolerant established plant needs no attention during long dry periods.","uses":["A seasonal blue-flowered bed edge","A sunny foreground near a patio","A soft mound beside paving","A warm-season container companion","A replaceable color layer among permanent plants"],"checks":[["Can the design accept winter loss?","Use permanent shrubs or other suitable structure to carry the bed through colder weather. Budget space and care for a seasonal change if the plant does not survive a freeze."],["Is the site sunny and drained?","Choose useful sunlight and soil that does not stay wet. A damp, shaded strip is unlikely to produce the compact flowering effect shown."],["Will water reach new roots?","Water during establishment and check the bed during dry spells. Avoid swinging between a waterlogged root zone and a completely dry nursery root ball."],["Is the supplied plant the same selection?","This guide covers Evolvulus glomeratus generally. Named selections may differ in vigor and size; confirm the nursery label before assuming a particular cultivar’s performance."]],"faq":[["Is this Blue My Mind?","Blue My Mind is a named commercial selection, not the name of every Blue Daze plant. This guide does not promise that specific cultivar."],["Why did the flowers close?","Individual flowers normally close at night, and cloudy weather can reduce the open display. Look at foliage health and growing conditions before assuming closed flowers mean the plant is failing."],["Will it climb a fence?","No. This Evolvulus has a low, nonvining habit. Give it space to spread as a mound and use a different plant where a climbing vine is needed."]],"sources":[["NC State Extension: Blue Daze","https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/evolvulus-glomeratus/"]],"unit":"in","heightLabel":"Typical height","spreadLabel":"Mature spread","color":"#70815a","guideKind":"Groundcover","eyebrow":"THE LOW LAYER / FORM + SEASON","aliases":["Blue Daze","Evolvulus glomeratus"],"goals":["color"],"wholeCaption":"Illustrative overall form of Blue Daze; the nursery plant, season and growing conditions will affect its appearance.","detailCaption":"Illustrative foliage and seasonal detail of Blue Daze. Confirm the botanical name on the nursery label.","spreadText":"2–3 ft wide","heightText":"9–18 in","sizeSummary":"9–18 in high · 2–3 ft wide","groundForm":"mat","images":{"context":{"id":"6aa052e5ca5bad632633cd97","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6aa052e5ca5bad632633cd97_landova-groundcover-bluedaze-context.webp","alt":"Illustrative planting concept with Blue Daze","width":1600,"height":900},"whole":{"id":"6aa052e53a639d18154cebdd","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6aa052e53a639d18154cebdd_landova-groundcover-bluedaze-whole.webp","alt":"Illustrative whole-plant form of Blue Daze","width":1448,"height":1086,"fit":"contain"},"detail":{"id":"6aa052e5b6a843a5f5fda503","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6aa052e5b6a843a5f5fda503_landova-groundcover-bluedaze-detail.webp","alt":"Illustrative foliage and seasonal detail of Blue Daze","width":1254,"height":1254}},"companions":[{"slug":"peach-drift-rose","name":"Peach Drift Rose","title":"Combine warm and cool flower colors","reason":"Peach Drift Rose can occupy its own sunny, draining area. Keep enough space for both mounds and manage water without leaving crowns wet.","image":{"id":"6a9f34882b8a6b9549e7d0cb","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6a9f34882b8a6b9549e7d0cb_landova-shrub-peach-context-r02.webp","alt":"Illustrative planting concept with Peach Drift Rose"}},{"slug":"pink-muhly-grass","name":"Pink Muhly Grass","title":"Add height behind seasonal color","reason":"Pink Muhly provides a taller sunny-bed texture. Place Blue Daze outside the grass footprint so it keeps light and remains accessible for seasonal replacement.","image":{"id":"6aa00228430659e428d61061","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6aa00228430659e428d61061_landova-grass-muhly-context.webp","alt":"Illustrative planting concept with Pink Muhly Grass","width":1600,"height":900}}]}