Lavender moonvine in the rain

This is the night blooming "lavender moonflower"(Ipomoea macrorhiza).
It was raining, so my hubby held the umbrella while I took this photo! lol...
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And here is a close-up

Very nice seedpicker:-) I have bad luck with Ipomoeas of any kind, except the common white moonflower.

Does this one produce seed? I had a lavender moonflower vine a couple of years ago. I got it as a tuber and it never did bloom. I was very disappointed. Also wondered if it had to be older to bloom?

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I had to take that one out of the garden. It was not well behaved, lol. It took over a huge section of fence and was heading for the neighbors house! The blooms were kind of pretty.

very pretty, I grow the "other" lavender moonvine - I. turbinata. I like the foliage on yours better!!!

Brugie-Yes, they form seeds. The seeds are large, brown, and coated with a "fuzzy beard". The first year, mine was just a dud...it sat there and did nothing and only grew to be 8 inches. It was a real disappointment.
I left it in the ground, and waited for it this year. Nothing for the longest, and then mid-summer when it got really hot, it popped up and grew a foot, or more, a week. I now assume it was growing that first year, but mainly underground to form a large enough tuber to support it. Now, I'll probably never be able to get rid of it! lol...

Ohiobreezy-Yes, the turbinata are very similar in flower, but the leaves are different, and the macrorhiza doesn't have the spines on the stems. Actually mine had little ones when it was first forming, but it is a recessive trait and they disappear quickly with a little more age.
Turbinata keep them(or so I've been told-I have seed for them, but haven't planted them).
'Daturapod' can tell you a lot more about them. He has grown the I. 'macrorhiza', 'turbinata', and the 'pandurata'. All three remind me of eachother, and I regard them as a trio. Those three have a lot of similarities, but are still different...

My main hesitation in not filling the whole garden with them, is that they have no scent. At least it isn't one I can detect. For that reason, I still prefer the regular white moonflower, over this one. However, the blooms of the macrorhiza are prettier...
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Thanks for the info. Sounds like you all in warmer climate may have a monster on your hands. LOL!

Hey, Indigoez, we lived in Floresville until a few years ago when we moved back to San Antonio. I've had no luck with my mg's this year either, and they usually grow like weeds. How long have you lived in Floresville?

Beautiful Seedpicker!

Lovely pictures, Seedpicker!

Very pretty Seedpicker!