Morning Glories: HERBA JAPONICA, 1 by RON_CONVOLVULACEAE

RON_CONVOLVULACEAE wrote:
There are basically 2 kinds of Yellow (Ipomoea nil) Morning Glories....one is called "Ukon", other is called "Mangetsu".

The name of "Ukon" came from the curcuma which has yellow tubers and that's why this MG is called "Ukon". Actually, the Morning Glory "Ukon" is rarely really yellow, they are most usually a very pale yellow or offwhite.

The other MG that is called yellow is known as "Mangetsu".... It means full Moon in Japanese....the Mangetsu is less yellow than the Ukon...

Attached is a photo of Mangetsu and Ukon with a white kikyo for color comparison...


Mangetsu is on the left and Ukon is on the right...


Hope that helps...

TTY,...

Ron