First for the season,opening very early this morning,after a gentle warm shower,
Morning glory bush
Side shot
Beautiful! Mine is still growing but very slow. Today it's only 12 celcius....coolish.
:) Donna
Mine got very tall..lost it's leaves. It then started coming up from the roots...so I cut back the tall stems...and now it's leafing out again! Yours is very pretty!
Beautiful Don! Ü
Wished it would bloom a big flush of flowers
Thanks!
Mine has been blooming down here for months now. I can't believe how easily these root in water. I had a branch leaning too far over so I cut it back and stuck it in water. Must have had roots in like 3 days.
Jan...
Well send some of those blooming vibes my way....please.
:) Donna
OK, Here they come.lol
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Did you get them up there Donna?
Jan...
Not yet! It's a long way but it's quite windy so I should get them by morning.
Thanks a bunch!!
:) donna
Budgie you grow yours in full sun?
Biggest flush of flowers I ever had.
Mine started out in full sun but they are in between a firebush which has grown to about 6 ft tall now and a banana tree which is abou6 ft also so it is now getting shade except for around noon.
I plant to relocate it in the fall as it is getting crowed in and needs more room to expand. BTW a large branch just broke off during some high winds. I just stuck it in a bucket of water I had nearby and it is already rooting. It's about 4 ft long so I will have an instant bush.
Had no idea you could root a branch of 4 ft in length,thanks for letting me know that!!!!
Moved mine to dappled shade,flowers last longer.
Now that I have 3, I am going to experiment with them.
The 4 ft one that broke off is a nice straight piece and I am going to see if I can train it into a standard of sorts
Jan...
How tall does yours get overall?
Mine is in a pot and about 6 ft tall and is trained as a standard.
Right now, it probably goes about 5-6 at the tallest branch.
This has to be one of my most favorite summer plants. I have this one and I bought one off ebay last summer that is even a more pastel pink that is very pretty. I had grown a white one and had a bunch of cuttings that I just gave away. Unfortunatly for me, I forgot to save one for myself .
Patricia
I haven't seen a white one. Bet it's beautiful.
Jan...
They get 10 ft tall here, flower all year round(except when we had the snow, then it took them a couple of months to start flowering again) I chop them back because they grow like weeds! They like it hot!
There is one area where they've taken over a wetland, there must be a million plants growing all out in the water. They are native to here and Mexico.
Mine in the garden don't need much water.
Well I hope your prepared for lots a water,Emily is bareing down on the Texas Mexico gulf coast tonite.
Cala,take cover!
Wish you luck,I heard its back to a F3 storm again 125 mph winds.
Fingers crossed for you.
Question: If pruned but not to the ground, will they get bushy? Mine always grow straight up and have a topnotch of leaves and blooms. I would like a bushy plant if possible. Are they suppose to be okay in the ground in zone 8? The first one I had didn't come back, and I've kept current ones in pots and greenhouse in winter.
I can't answer since this is my first year with it but I will be finding
out soon as mine is also leggy and I will be trimming it back to see what happens.
Jan...
Well...I cut mine back a few weeks ago...and now it's going crazy! It's really bushed out for me!
Well,I got this one in a trade From Tampa,Florida,says it goes dormant loses it's leaves but comes back every year.
Thanks, ya'll. Sounds encouraging. Think I'll get the clippers!
I got mine last year and in my area of Florida, it didn't go dormant
Jan...
Mine didn't go dormant either....LOL! I brought it in for the winter!!!!!
You lucky people!!!!
I'm in zone 8, and mine doesn't come back. Just take a cutting in the fall and overwinter it in the house or greenhouse. They get pretty big in no time and bloom all summer.
Kay
You'd think one zone wouldn't make that much different,at least come back,funny how plants grow!