Morning Glories: L@@K What I Found . . ., 1 by raydio

raydio wrote:
Congratulations Emma! I know what a great feeling it is to FINALLY get a plant you've admired and wanted for so long.

The "Old Man of the Earth" grows along the road I live on and in and around my yard. We are pretty dry here in the summer so they have never been particularly eye-catching due to the few blooms they have produced.

This year, I have put an arch for one to climb on and have been seeing to it that it is watered regularly, hoping to see what one will do given proper care.

I should be seeing the first blooms open in a few days and there are many coming! It should be a great show.

Here is a picture of the vine on the arch (some sort of builder's material: a narrow ladder-like strip of soldered wire). Sorry the shot isn't clearer.