Dany's MG 2011 - 01

60 % purple and 40 % blue, from Fuji ne Monet family.

With dark purple with clear veins . Very very velvet!

One of my cross - totally sterile!
But yaguruma foliage.

Some interesting purpurea foliage :

Yellow tri-lobed purpurea foliage.

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And the enigmatic: ipomoea purpurea with variegated foliage.

Why only some leaves are variegated?

Gel for water retention for me: a false good solution!
Plant and also MG need to have occasionally thirsty! the soil must be dry!
With this product it is wet all the time , symptoms of too much water and lack of water are the same with MG.
By late afternoon the surface of the pot is dry it is believed to be watered but the inside of the pots is still very wet so a risk of root asphyxia.

I love to water my MG in the evening ... it relaxes me!

Two crossing with Black King that are not quite the same.

Second :

Dany - I just found this thread. Wonderful bloom photos all of them! Your Black King cross if VERY impressive! Two thumbs up!

Neat I. purpurea!!! (Ipomoea purpurea with variegated foliage) What does the blooms look like?

I hear you about enjoying watering. I do so in the early evenings too. When it's cooler outside. :-)

Thanks Becky.
I'm waitting for the first bloom of this purpurea, but I think it will be Grand'Pa colour !

True blue.

I love those unstable blue!

I took a second look at your Fuji no Monet. Very, very nice!!! :-)

Red and Pink .

For some reason this reminds me of some of Karen's vines. (Karen2005) http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=8635450

I like the blues, too! I like the surprises! I just have to keep my composure while photographing them. LOL! Sometimes they are so beautiful, it's hard to hold the camera still. I just want to stand there a while and enjoy the view! :-)

My installation .... about the same as last year but still more cultivars !

Becky you are late this year, last year, that date you were already a # 3 or # 5! lol

Here one from Karen ( garderner2005 ) ...... but soo sterile ! .... I've more than one plant .

Dany - I know ... I'm slacking on my posts! LOL!

Lovely speckled from Karen2005's seeds. Love them speckled blooms no matter what color speckles they are! ♥

Some Crusaders

' Sad 'color but could be more interesting if the gray was more gray!
It's a strain from Helena.

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In blue, it's perfect !

Interesting color with large picotee.

Pure white with a few drops of blue.

One from Emma .... called : Ao Murasaki Blizz Youjiro.

From Emma's swap 2010. A beauty !

One of my cross .

Gorgeous blues Danny.

This one ( http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=8639485 ) certainly is perfect!

~Nick

All gorgeous blooms Dany, your mauve star cross bloom opens a lot more than mine making it a nicer mg!

Lovely, Dany!

I actually like this one: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=8639479 I like the ones with odd colors. I like that gray color. :-)

Cold front, we had two nights cooler ... this is sufficient to reduce the size of the flowers and the colors do not show!
Fortunately there are some hollyhocks!

And I find an Hollyhock shibori !!!

Gorgeous color on the Hollyhock shibori.

Dany - Please send your cold front my way ... I could sure use some cooler weather! It's miserable here.

Your hollyhocks are beautiful. I enjoyed my first red hollyhock blooms this year. I love them! Another new plant that I found out that I can grow here in my zone and climate. It's all good! :-)

Large pink flowers .

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