What else do you grow around your morning glories?

Ok they are not morning glories but I grow them in the bare pots, as there is sharp drainage it adds a bit of colour and keeps the soil in place, these might suit those of you who garden in really hot dry parts of the world like New Mexico... I have heard of zinnia's being planted around morning glories even someone growing them up a sunflower. When it rarely get's hot here in the UK it also binds the soil to hold moisture.

Here is Mesembryanthemum criniflorum (Ice Plant) they are very easy from seed and you can get them from almost every seed shop; you will get a rainbow out of every packet and hundreds of seeds... I might also try california poppy they are dead easy and self seed everywhere!...why not sprinkle some in a pot or hot dry area and scratch them into the surface..the leaves on these also have little crystals on them that shimmer.

If only morning glories came in these colours (drool)...if I only had planted these around my trailing morning glories..

I am sure other people must have things they grow around the base of morning glories.

Enjoy!

Sorry I could not resist posting another...I don't know why more people don't grow these..

I LOVE these...I've tried them here and they do not do well in this humid heat.

Otherwise nothing really special ! LOL

@rareseedman

Do you have a pic of your trailing morning glories?

Dany - WHAT IS THIS???? http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6740508 Great photo!!!! And a gorgeous bloom! Or is this more than one plant photographed together?

I do Gofast, there is a thread here - but it does not show them trailing through the iceplant.

These I believe might be endemic to your area or introduced;

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1004246/

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1004247/

There are all sorts of native sedums and plants from the succulent zone of North Africa etc you might be able to use and they normally propagate very easy

Becky only a cross Albizzia Julibussin X Purpurea - very rare !

I have Purpurea with trilobed leaf !

Dany

This year we are growing plants to attract and support bees and birds. These include quite a few cosmos and salvias.

Dany - Fabulous!!!! Did you create the cross or did you get the seeds as a cross???? That is really awesome! Is that the bloom from the vine at the bottom in the photo? That is just amazing!!! Rare, indeed!!! Thanks for sharing a photo of that beauty!! I hope you get a ton of seeds from that one. Usually I. purpurea produce lots of blooms and seeds! ;-)

Joseph - Oh yes! Those plants are loved by the flying creatures! :-) Beautiful photo!

rareseedman - I can't grow the ice plant here either. As gardenpom said, probably too much humidity. Very pretty blooms you have though. :-)

Becky,
From mix seeds from Japan.I suppose it's Kniola's Black.
But this year I 'll grow an other purpurea trilobed from Kyushu .Interesting because the leaves are bi-color .

Dany - That photo is beautiful! Definitely not Kniola's Black! But is lovely!!!

I can't wait to start the seeds you sent me! Am still waiting for the old vines to finish up so I have the room to start new ones. :-)

Dany, I'd be interested in trading for seeds of your variegated purpurea if you get extras at the end of the growing season.

Joseph

Joseph,
With purpurea producing seeds is not a problem !
I will try some crossing !

Dany