▁blue ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁to ▁golden ▁yellow ▁centre . ▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁and ▁uses ▁In ▁cultiv ation , ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁very ▁commonly ▁grown ▁mis named ▁as ▁I pom oe a ▁viol ace a , ▁actually ▁a ▁different ▁though ▁related ▁species . ▁I . ▁tr icol or ▁does ▁not ▁toler ate ▁temper atures ▁below ▁, ▁so ▁in ▁temper ate ▁regions ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁grown ▁as ▁an ▁annual . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁any ▁case ▁a ▁relatively ▁short - l ived ▁plant . ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁cultiv ars ▁of ▁I . ▁tr icol or ▁with ▁different ▁flower ▁colours ▁have ▁been ▁selected ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁orn amental ▁plants ; ▁widely ▁grown ▁examples ▁include : ▁▁ ▁‘ Blue ▁Star ’ ▁‘ F lying ▁S auc ers ’ ▁ ▁‘ He aven ly ▁Blue ’ ▁ ▁‘ He aven ly ▁Blue ▁Im pro ved ’ ▁ ▁‘ P ear ly ▁G ates ’ ▁ ▁‘ R ain bow ▁Flash ’ ▁ ▁‘ Sk yl ark ’ ▁ ▁‘ Sum mer ▁Sk ies ’ ▁ ▁‘ W ed ding ▁B ells ’ ▁ ▁The ▁cultiv ar ▁' He aven ly ▁Blue ' ▁has ▁gained ▁the ▁Royal ▁H ort icult ural ▁Society ' s ▁Award ▁of ▁Garden ▁Mer it . ▁▁ ▁Ent he ogen ic ▁use ▁The ▁se eds , ▁v ines , ▁flowers , ▁and ▁leaves ▁contain ▁erg oline ▁al kal oid s , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁centuries ▁by ▁many ▁Mexican ▁Native ▁American ▁cult ures ▁as ▁an ▁ent he ogen ; ▁R . ▁Gordon ▁Wass