Being named and popular as `Ipomea Palmata` to the scientists of the world, the `Railway Creeper` is amongst the most common and most useful evergreen creepers in the world. It derived from the family of `Convolvuaceae`. All the English speaking people of the world call it in the names of `Porter`s Joy` and `Morning Glory` as well. In the hot weather, you may feel refreshed when you see the clear green leaves and delicate mauve flowers.

The `Railway Creeper` can be found in the gardens, villages, and virtually on every Railway Station. This is the main reason why it earned its two nicknames. It is the easiest plant to propagate and grows rapidly. The plant produces its charming, short-lived flowers in every morning of the year. There are several hundreds of this type of plants can be found in most of the tropical or sub-tropical countries. The flowers of the `Railway Creeper` are shaped like salver and they are about 6.3 cm across. They have a soft, violet shade. A throat of bright purple colour enriches this shade. The calyx is a circular, green coloured cup that borne on a short stalk. Most of the flowers are soft and delicate. There are five long, thin triangles from the centre to the edge. These triangles are smooth and strong and have a slightly different shade.

The buds are some long cones that are twisted to the right. They are folded in order to make sure that all the delicate parts remain within them. The firm triangles protect the buds on the outside. The leaves of the `Railway Creeper` are small and deeply cracked into seven lobes of varying sizes. They rise from the soft, round, green coloured stems on short stalks. The stems often end in tendrils that double themselves very firmly around a branch.