Morning Glories: Need help IDing some Grays, 1 by bluespiral

bluespiral wrote:
Thanks, Jackie - I don't think I could have gotten that kind of result growing them in pots. The seed was planted late enough (5/20), that as soon as I saw the backs rising of the germinating seed, I could whisk them immediately outdoors, and they shot off like rockets on the 4th of July. After the 3rd set of true leaves appeared, they were planted directly into the ground with liberal shovel-fuls of compost in an area dug deeply and fluffed with lots of organic matter over the years (when my hinges were younger).

2007 was such a wonderful year for morning glories for us, Jackie - the deer hadn't found a way through our barriers, I planted them a month earlier than in 2008, and no spot was off-limits to them.

I escaped from the summer of 2008 with a seed here and a rooted cutting there with which to try most cultivars new to me, again. So, in terms of not losing cultivars alltogether, it could have been worse.

So far, the coast is looking clear for an earlier planting of MG seeds this spring. Am not feeling entirely confident about the deer, though. We've done what we could last year, and have a couple more barriers to improve when things warm up again. grrr

Well, lemmesee - this one's Ipomoea youjiro 'Blue Star' from Gardener2005. It was a simpler star than its sibling, which was similar, but more complex. I'll post that one, next. Honestly, I can't decide which one I like best - ByndeweedBeth was right when she said words to the effect that sometimes the more complex an MG, the uglier. hmmmm. I like both of these very much.