Dianthus plants are native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. They have attractive bluish-grey foliage, even when the plants are not blooming. Plants can have a mounded form, an erect form, or a trailing habit, and their foliage is slender, almost grass-like.| PlantNative.org
Their common name might be Morning Glories or Morning Glory, but their botanical name is Ipomoea purpurea. Morning Glories originate from the Convolvulaceae family, and their plant type is annual in areas that get below 45 F.| PlantNative.org