Sea Bindweed Flowers Bloom in Tokushima Prefecture’s Minami Town As Summer Comes

The Yomiuri Shimbun

12:51 JST, May 18, 2025

Light pink flowers of sea bindweed are blooming at Ohama Beach in Minami Town, Tokushima Prefecture, heralding the arrival of early summer.

Beach morning glory is a perennial herb that grows in sandy soil. Its trumpet-shaped flowers, which are four to five centimeters in diameter, began blooming in early May and are expected to last until early June.