Morning Glories: Morning Glories 2009 #02, 1 by EmmaGrace

EmmaGrace wrote:
Hi alday,
Oh GOODIE, I get to teach you something.

Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie' is in the CONVOLVULACEAE family, as are the Morning Glories, thus the name 'IPOMOEA'
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53067/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato
http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=ipomoea b...


AND,
Would you believe that the Sweet Potato is also in the CONVOLVULACEAE family as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae.

I also have the Chartreuse Ipomoea batatas 'Margarita'
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53068/
And the Tricolor Ipomoea batatas ‘Pink Frost’
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53066/

Actually there are several cultivars of the Ornamental Ipomoea batatas
http://www.romencegardens.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.kw...

'Sweet Caroline’
‘Black Heart’
including some NEW cultivars
'New Jewell'
‘Emerald Splash’

'Chillin'™ Limeade'
http://www.gardencrossings.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.k...
'Chillin'™ Blackberry Star'
'Chillin'™ Blackberry Heart'
Plus several others

Hope this helps,
Emma

PS: I worked in your city, Center, a few years ago when I worked for the area Telephone Directory

Here is my 'Margarita' growing last year