Sharing from my collection

Gorgoues pics, Mountainmeadowseeds! Did you ever save seeds from the I. nil variations and the one you never saw again?
:) Donna

Donna - it was a mixed batch I grew that year and I've been saving the seeds since then BUT mixed only. Every now and then I'll get a nice surprise from them. I do try sometimes to keep them apart, but in my experiences they don't always come back true to form from the previous year. My mixed I. nil seeds have many different variations and it seems they are never the same as the year before. The foliage is the only aspect of the plants that remains, oh and the size of the flowers too. All my JMG's flowers are the size of the Heavenly Blue (I. tricolor) flower for the exception of the Minibar Rose (a.k.a. Cameo Elegance) I. nil which is the smallest JMG I grow. I know how to keep them pure, but it is time I don't have to do what is needed, lol.

Thanks for the kind words!
Dennis

This message was edited Oct 16, 2005 9:21 PM

An old favorite of mine (Convolvulus tricolor) Dwarf Bush Morning Glory

And another color variation (Convolvulus tricolor) Dwarf Bush Morning Glory

Having a little fun with giant sunflowers and blue morning glories

Sorry for double posting this one:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=1820302
I guess it is obvious I fancy that flower pic :)

Dennis - As I posted in the other thread,the 'mystery' MG is Ipomoea muelleri...the seeds are clearly matched to the other features of the plant...I'd be interested to see more(!) closeups of the differing sepals...
The SOH looks nice...I'm not criticizing,but am curious if there is any white visible on the tube wall if you look directly into the throat...the leaves look like the cicada type...yes(?)...
The grouping of the Purple Tie Dyes is a nice shot...good reference to see the lighter flower right next to the medium dark and the completely dark versions...I got an all dark one out of my Fuji Shibori,that was heavily scented for about 4 hours indoors...
The Ipomoea indica
http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=1820302
looks interesting as the day progresses...did the flower you posted here look like this when it first opened(?)...
Nice photo of the Pink C.tricolor...I always liked those,but they don't seem to have a long blooming season here...
I always chuckle when I see the MG's growing up the Sunflowers because I had read an article where a fellow was suggesting that some initial investigations had indicated that the root secretions of sunflowers may be an aid to inhibiting MG's from agricultural fields....I don't think the MG's are taking the hint(!)...I've always liked the combination of sunflowers and MG's...
TTY,...

This message was edited Oct 17, 2005 2:01 AM

Dennis your dwarf bush mg are beautiful! I didn't realize there was any.
:) Donna

Donna - Thank you! Aren't they interesting looking? They almost look like a painting when viewed up close. They are real easy to grow too! I was wondering if anyone else has photos to share of these. I once grew a dwarf mg that was almost a pale blue solid color, but I didn't get to photo it in time before it curled up......sigh!
Thanks for looking at my photos......I love looking at everyone elses too. I spend most of my time on Dave's Garden just browsing and enjoying everyone's photos. I think that is what I like the most about this forum the fact that we can admire our unique interests amongst one another. We truly aren't that common of folk you know, lol.
Dennis

Dennis

I would love some of your MG Indica....such a beautiful blue....be glad to do a SASE. Or if your interested in seed from my very large 4-o-clocks. Please let me know if your interested...

Deann

Thank you all, for this thread - am not spending enough time on this forum. Dennis, you can't wax poetic too much around me when it comes to being able to be immersed in chirps and breezes.

Emma, I can't wait to grow out those seeds you sent me next year. Thank you again.

Ipomoea hederacea is one of those garden escapees like Kenilworth ivy and perilla that naturalized in the old mill town in which we live long before we moved here. An erstwhile neighbor collected seeds of I. hederacea from a chain link fence around the old mill and planted them on his side of a yew hedge through which they've been coming up and blooming ever since - not too much. There are remains of some of these mill towns along our rivers where more cottage flowers bloom than in many suburban yards like Bells of Ireland, perennial pea vines, Debtford pinks, etc. So much history in flowers - these particular ones are gone from one abandoned town thanks to tidiness and herbicides applied by Park and Rec - grrrrr.