Morning Glories: Thanks, beckygardener, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Hi Shelley!

Your MGs look awesome! I love the first photo of the triplets on the fence. (It looks like Rabenda x President Bush cross came true!) I am so glad the gardening maid was delighted by the fairy godmother's seeds! :-) Too bad the vines don't grow straight up into the clouds to the giant's castle so that you can climb up and steal the golden egg laying goose! :-)

The Lady Yagurama's Kaleidoscope seeds will grow flowers similiar to whatever the LYK blooms were crossed with. Most of my LYK blooms tend to be sterile. No pollen for self-pollinating. But therein lies the fun ... it is impossible to guess what you are going to get until your vine blooms because I crossed them with whatever was blooming at the time! Oh! Such fun!!! Here is a photo of my F1 grow-outs from LYK! As you can see, they ALL look different. And I have more to share from this year F2. :-)

I hope you are able to collect some seeds from some of yours. They are all Ipomoea nil vines and the seeds may not survive freezing temps this winter. So if you see any brown seed pods, collect them for next year! :-)

All of your vines look great! You did a good job planting them. Be sure to water them with Bloom Booster to get more blooms! And if you are so inclined, take a small artist paint brush and do some hand-pollinating! ;-)

Tell your mother that I, too, love the Moonflowers! Divine scent for sure!

Shelley - Your little fairy tale story had me laughing as I read it! Thanks for sharing your bloom photos and for the delightful story you created to thank me! :-)

Did you know we were going to do an MG group seed swap this winter here on the MG Forum? You might want to consider joining it! :-)