Morning Glories: Surprise!, 1 by BamaBelle

BamaBelle wrote:
There are three cultivars of MG that grow wild here. One is a lavender and mauve, one is a dark coral, the other is a blue/purple/white tricolor--sort of like Indica, but does not seed. When I saw the purple on the backs of the early leaves and the stems, I knew it wasn't the lavender or the coral. I was kind of hoping it would be the tricolor. But I was pleasantly surprised when this baby bloomed. I have no idea where it came from...my guess is that either one of the seeds that I was trying to grow this summer somehow got transported from the nursery area to the front bed...or a bird transported a seed it in the 'usual fashion'.

Here is a photo of the other MG that grows wild here but does not seed. The picture is a little washed out. The colors are a bit more intense than what shows up here, but you can see that it is a nice tricolor. This plant was growing behind my dad's childhood home last year. I went back to try to get some of it after I moved down here, but they had cleared it out and I couldn't find any of it. Last year when it was growing so heavily, it was late September, so I might be able to go find some if I go in the next couple of weeks before a heavy frost hits.