At last - I finally have 2, count em 2 blossoms, on my huge Blue Sky Vine - Thanks Tig!! Had no idea the blooms would be so large. I had only seem pictures of it in clusters of blooms on a fence.
Tropicals: Blue Sky Vine Blossom
I love these. Feed bloom booster, be sure the nitrogen isn't too high, but now is their normal blooming time. In Mexico, they bloom all winter.
Thanks Cala - I don't even know if it is fragrent - my nose wouldn't reach that far, lol!!
Hmm, will have to climb a ladder and see, lol.
glad you posted, I couldn't get a good picture. I love this, it will be beside my front door next year!!! bloom buster coming out tomorrow
Is this the vine that will grow from a leaf? It's very pretty.
yes, it will. don't give up, it takes a while.
Tig, do you have an extra leaf or 2? I like to try to grow one.
Greenleaf, you are gonna have to post a wish list!! I have a rooted cutting.
It would be a very long list. I see something new that I want everytime I get on here. :-) I keep hoping to get something to share with you guys, but you have to much of a head start. I'm going to keep trying though.
I would love to have the cutting!
Beautiful blue love these, I don't have any this one I always wanted this for long time a year now still have not got.
I am so glad to see that you got your first blooms and it is very lovely. I never thought to see if mine were fragrant.
Cala, Do you think these will go through the winter if I cut them back and cover them good? I have one 10-12 feet tall but no blooms since I put them in the ground this past spring. It bloomed when it was small in the GH last winter but none so far. I think I will cut it back before frost and see what happens. At least I will have lots of cuttings and Leaves to play with any
arptiger,
I am in zone 8 in FL and mine came back from last year.
they say that this vine should be pruned about three times a year, for bushiness! so I've been doing this and the cuttings are doing well..Calla..have you done a rooted soil cutting or in water (rooted cutting)? Elaine
Elaine,
I had better results in soil, sometime I didn't bother with rooting hormone and still get about 75% rooted.
Logee's says this vine is day length sensative and pruning is recommended after the flowering cycle is complete - so you don't interupt the next flowering period. It says don't prune it any later than July or August so the plant will have plenty of time to grow and form buds for the next blooming cycle.
My plant must be a little confused. It's been blooming since July and it still making new buds.
mine just started blooming within the last week and a half. so I should not prune at all??? it's in a pot and I have to bring it in cause I didn't know it was hardy (just assumed something that gorgeous would be tropical LOL!)
it's big !!!
what a beautiful blue flower!
Hmm, mine just started blooming also. I will leave it alone and let it bloom and die a natural death then mulch it and let it alone.
Gee I better get some fertilizer on mine...I had to actually nick the seeds to get them to sprout up here. I now have 4 vines about 6 inches tall. They should look good in the middle of winter here...lol.
mine this morning. wish I had them in the ground:)
Oh Tig - you are sooo good at these things - I only had 2 blooms on mine!! You must really feed em good!
they're near the brugs and get some overspray from the MG sprayer. but all the blooms are on the back side!!! I've had twice as many facing the path I don't walk as the path I do :)
You spray with mg??? I just haul jugs & buckets!! I sure have a lot to learn!!
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I usually feed with the water bucket too, but got a sprayer on clearance and use it frequently. makes life much easier, but then you still have to water them!! (or water them first)
PJ, did you see that we went on one day a week watering?? was supposed to be approved last night but nothing in today's online paper.
you have watering restrictions also??? we're on odd and even addresses (two days a week until the end of Sept.
So guys, is this the real name? Blue Sky Vine Blossom?? I can't find it at logees.
here u go Ms. Kell :) >>> http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/thunbergia_grandiflora.htm
Ma Vie, I found some pics that were a very dark purple. I wonder why this one is light?
here's another url... http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/thunbergia_grandiflora.htm
i wonder if this is the same one Meiyu was calling Mandevillia?
Look how dark these are. are they the same plant?
http://www.tropicalfruit.com/product.asp?ID=326
i saw that site too. here is what logees have ... http://www.logees.com/store/products.asp?dept=0&pagenumber=18 >>> be sure to scroll down the page, to see what they have on this blue sky vine or THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA... it's also on sale!
I've heard that they've come out with a dark blue one -- very distinct from the original Blue Sky.
Kell -- if you like royal blue, have a look at its cousin Thungbergia battiscombeii -- it is much easier in every respect and incredibly floriferous. Always covered with deep blue flowers with a yellow throat.
that one is very pretty!
I have that one PlanterRik, and love it! I was so shocked when it came back this year.
Azalea
Lo and behold, I had bought one some months ago and today, yes today, I saw two of the first blooms exactly as the one you are showing there in the pic. It's almost the same size. :( I don't have a digital cam. I have to get contented with describing in words.
I babied mine that I got from Tim all winter . I was so bummed because it hadn't bloomed. This morning I walked by it and there was a fully open bloom. It is so pretty. It sure made my day.
OK I'm hooked, saw these at the TX Ren. Festival....Anyone got one for trade?