Morning Glories: beautiful thug, 0 by EmmaGrace

EmmaGrace wrote:
Hi Anne,

Anything is possible, but I wouldn't think I accidentally sent you a seed. I got very few seeds from my vines. Actually, I never knew I would get seeds from them until I noticed a few pods last year by accident. I need to get out there and check my vines again just to see if there are any this year. My pods seemed to form about this time last year - or at least that is when I noticed them for the first time. I did learn that these seed pods will not wait for you to collect them. When they are mature they fall to the ground immediately. So, if you do see any pods, you need to cover them with a light net or maybe a coffee filter. Anything that will secure the seeds while they are maturing.

Your blooms are so stunning!
I know this beautiful vine can sometimes be a pain, but in my 8a TX zone, if I keep the runners pulled my vines will stay contained. Again in my zone [and I have no clue what it does in more tropical climates], the runner vines that do root when they touch the ground are very easily pulled out as the roots are shallow. Even when I've moved or given away a mature vine, I didn't have to dig that deep to get the main root system.

My guess is that you possibly left just one rooted part of a vine in that particular area and that is how you ended up with your BEAUTIFUL MG again. Especially since you had it growing previously.
OR, maybe 'your' vine did produce seeds and this is from a seed from 'your' vines that dropped.
???

I agree with Ron, highly unlikely that you had a stray seed in one of your seed packs.
Also, I agree with Ron they are hardy in zone 8.

You are warmer than my 8a, so your plants should come back next year, however, just to be safe, you should have plenty of rooted runners if you get down there and look....lol
Just scoop them up and put several rooted plants in 2 or more pots to over-winter. The runners will be very long, so just cut them at some of the roots for potting.

Ron -
Great information on the origination of Ipomoea indica.

Debra . . .
If you will remind me next spring. Late spring is best. I will be more than happy to send you some rooted plants. Unless you have a Greenhouse, this isn't the best time of year to start this plant in your zone. Actually, you don't have your zone listed, so this may not be hardy for you. Zone 7 is borderline hardy and very 'iffy'. BUT, it grows great and you can always keep new plants going in a container as well in the event you should ever lose what you have growing in the ground. I really don't know how cold it needs to be to actually kill the roots. My vines do die back in my 8aTX Zone, but bounce right back every spring with even more vigor. Also, if there is a part of my vine in a sheltered area, I have noticed it does not die back at all.

Also, this is the time of year that yesterday's blooms stay open the following day to enjoy again - and are an awesome Dark Pink-Mauve color. I haven't taken any of those photos this year, but here is one that I took last year.

Another thing not mentioned is that this bloom does stay open all day!

Emma