sbarr's co-op morning glories

Finally, I see buds setting on the Japanese morning glories from Sandra's co-op. I have 5 different ones which survived the wet and cold spring. Hope to see flowers and save seeds before the frost, should be fine! Will be posting photos soon! John

John - Bravo!!

Here's one of mine - slightly blurry, got ragged around the edges, even early morning.

I'll track down the name later and post an update to this message.

Sandra,
That's a pretty one; what is the name?
Is it Heian Izumi?

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Some of them have some nice bloomings - other have lots of buds -- I have 6 that survived -- I will post some pics soon too.

Yes everyone! Pls. post, post haste!

;)

Akatsuki Murasaki


This message was edited Sep 15, 2003 1:26 PM

Here is the brown one with the white edge, color is quite close, and indescribable!

And this is the Fuschia one with the white edging, color is just not quite the right shade of Fuschia. However, this gives a close approximation, and one can see the beautiful form of the flower.

Nice flowers, John

Your First One:
Brand: Primax
Variety: Akatsuki no Yuma (80914)
Description: Peach or Brown with White Border

Your Second One:
Brand: Takii
Variety: Pharbitis nil Choisy (FAA212)
Description: Platycodon Flowered Red


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Just beautiful! I'm so glad to see these. I'm so disappointed in myself for not getting mine off to a good start. I have a few healthy looking vines but no blooms yet. I'll never have enough time to collect seeds from them this year. Glad I saved a few to plant for next year.

They are all so pretty, it makes me wish I had a bigger garden.

Brand: Primax
Variety: Akatsuki no Tiuyu
Faded Blue with spokes


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Sue, how do you keep your seeds for the next year? In the refrigerator? I have tons I never planted with all my traveling this summer and I would love to hold them over.

I love all the beautiful colors of the morning glories....we grew so many of them when I was a kid but they were all blue or red........My what progress we have made with this plant......just think of the work that went in too all the development of the colors and flower type .....I just want to thank anyone growing these beauties for keeping them going and for sharing your pictures, seeds and ideas on how to display and grow them........... :o)

Ok -- here are a couple of mine . . .

another . . .

Alyssum,
the 9:14 AM post looks like Takii Heian Izumi FAA718 lavender crinkly Japanese Morning Glory. very beautiful; you should post it in the plant data base

Your 9:17 AM post is
Primax Akatsuki Murasaki like my Aug 24th post!

Now how about this?
Takii Heian Kaori FAA608

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Primax Akatsuki no Tiuyu #80962


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Primax Akatsuki no Beni

Primax Akatsuki no Beni variegated foliage

All three bloomed for us today!

love that blue one!

They're all loverly!!!!

sbarr, Pardancanda, Alyssum, TwinLakesChef - Thanks for posting!!!!!

Can't wait to see what you "pros" can do with next year's Co-op!

;)

Akatsuki Umi "Sea"

Giant Shirayuki

Primax Akatsuki no Mai "Twilight Dance" #80965

Akatsuki Umi "Sea" -- what a great plant . . . mine is around 10 feet tall -- and the blooms last past 7:30 PM!

Here is a pic I took last night at 7:30 . . .

a close up of the same . . .

Oh, Alyssum!
So beautiful; mine are so puny ( I go out every morning around 6 AM and give them a pep talk) ~ the spider mites have been so unmerciful with them. I do hope just to get
seed and next year will be a better year!

Alyssum -

10 ft. tall?????????!!!!!! I guess that solves the question of whether or not these are just dwarf pot plants!
Could you write up your culture secrets for the next co-op??? Purty please?????

;)

TwinLakesChef - yours may be small, but the blooms are beautiful! No shame...

Ohhhhhh these are so pretty.......cant wait till next year and start some myself.... thanks for all the pictures...I love'em all............... :o)

Loph,
The blooms are 5 inches accross! That would beat out any American MG for size! Just started mine so late ther is no way I can have vines ten feet long.

Next year will start earlier and use lots of trellis!

You do that TLC! Hope we can offer you a lot of beauties in the next co-op!

In fact all your lovely pics (everybody else's too) has got me so interested, I just might tear something out of my 2 ft. square garden so I can try some too next year!

;)

I honestly have no secret for these -- although I have some areas of my garden that are full of compost, I planted these in unamended plain garden soil in full sun and used Miracle Grow on them 3-4 times this summer to give them a little boost.

Thank you all of you for posting the beautiful MGs. I was too late to get in on the co-op but sure hope to get in on one if there is one next year. About MG seeds, do you think they will come true from saved seeds. if they are hybrids, doesn't seem likely. One east end of my greenhouse I have quite a lot of seedling MG from past years. I did plant some Tye Dye ones but they got pretty much crowded out by the volunteers. My Grandpa Ott ones are pretty on my new trellis in the woodland garden area. Great pictures. Thanks again. Donna

fuji no momo . . .

akatsuki no mai . . .

Isn't life wonderful!??