As I was walking with my grand daughter to "see the cows" this morning, I noticed these alongside the road. I came back with my camera!
The first serise is of what I believe to be Ipomoea hederacea, the Ivy-leaved Morning Glory. The color in the bright sun reminded me of worn blue jeans.
They were a deeper blue in the shade.
You can see tomorrow's bud, looking pink!
A close-up.
The back side.
A sepal study!
Leaf and flower.
The leaf!
The seed pods developing.
I do not know what this is, but it has this pink flower and then in the same area a white version. The flowers are quite small.
Showing the sepals.
This shows what looked like some chemical damage to the leaves. It was directly beside the road.....
Another view of the flowering system.
Here is a white version...
Showing the sepals....
Another view with surrounding foliage.
A typical leaf. I found no seed pods...but by this time the ants were eating me alive..
wow... I love them... the pink one is very beautiful...
Brittany
atenkley - Excellent(!) clear closeups...Yes,the first blue flowered species is Ipomoea hederacea and I personally would like to see the following entered into the PlantFiles
The following should be entered into the PlantFiles for Ipomoea hederacea
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157312554_680.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157312712_752.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313018_736.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313105_673.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313344_769.jpg
Ipomoea hederacea in the PlantFiles
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/53528/index.html
The pink and white species are both Ipomoea lacunosa...the outside(!) of the anthers are a sort of maroon color and the coloration of the anthers may not be visible when the pollen pouches are fully opened...
The follwing photos should be entered into the PlantFiles for Ipomoea lacunosa
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313413_480.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313542_639.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313750_200.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313823_984.jpg
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157313892_413.jpg
Ipomoea lacunosa in the PlantFiles
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/113781/index.html
Thanks again for the very complete ID series with such excellent clear closeups...
TTY,...
Ron
P.S. - I'd be interested in a few seeds of both color Ipomoea lacunosa...
This message was edited Sep 5, 2006 2:11 AM
Thanks for the ID, Ron. I thought it might be I. lacunosa from looking through the PlantFiles, but had no idea of distribution, etc. The pink and white are growing together, but I went out this morning and tagged some white vines to help differentiate seed later. I'd be happy to gather some for you when they mature.
I was able to find a seed pod also and took a picture, though it was in an awkward location....
All the pictures you requested for the PlantFiles have been submitted.
I also found the cordate leaved I. hederacea growing in a different location.
Here is my next unidentified candidate. There is quite a population of plants, most of them bloom pink like this one.
One smaller area has these white flowers.
The white flower. In my haste, I failed to take a picture of the pink flower face!
One part of the "white flowering area" had flowers that showed a color break, blizzard, much like we see in other MG's.
Here is the face of a blizzard flower.
Another...
Here is a developing hairy seed pod.
and a leaf...
Thanky you, Brittany, for the nice comments!!
Now you have me wondering what the wild purple vine growing all over my neighbor`s mailbox might be. I`ll submit pictures and see.
After some searching, I believe this pink morning glory may be Ipomoea cordatotriloba. I have no idea if the blizzard coloration is common or not.
Arlan
Very cool.
I went and took this pictures of the vine covering my neighbor`s mailbox. It was the only one that came out clear enough to be able to see it. the leaves have a reddish edge to them.
Another very poor picture of the purple flowers.
Gee,the picture was so poor you couldn`t see anything. :)
Here it is..it is dark lavender color .
This message was edited Sep 6, 2006 12:14 PM
atenkley - Yes,the flower you are showing here
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157482023_216.jpg
http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=2694441
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157482432_65.jpg
is Ipomoea cordatotriloba...
Please enter the following excellent clear closeup into the PlantFiles
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157482614_558.jpg
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var.cordatotriloba
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/35772/
The white flowered plant looks to be the same as one I had offered some comments on in this thread 'Trichoeoya mazinga'
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/587621/
This streaked bloom is interesting and although I have seen this type of streaking in Ipomoea cordatotriloba before,it is the exception rather than the rule...
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/atenkley_1157482432_65.jpg
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var.torreyana...no photos in the PlantFiles yet
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/109521/index.html
Ipomoea cordatotriloba and the 2 varieties present within the continental US,can all produce very similar looking blooms,the differences in the Ipomoea cordatotriloba and the varieties are related to the amount of hair present on the flowering parts...Ipomoea cordatotriloba being the most hirsute and Ipomoea cordatotriloba var.cordatotrioba being second in degree of hairiness...although,there is overlap in the descriptions of the degree of hair present on Ipomoea cordatotriloba and Ipomoea cordatotriloba var.cordatotrioba which confounds the exacting ID...
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var.torreyana is distinguished from the other plants of the same species by having the quality of being completely glabrous/no hair on any parts to any degree...
Ipoomoea cordatotriloba and varieties are capable of natural hybridizing with Ipomoea lacunosa as
Ipomoea x leucantha
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/133762/index.html
...and where these species occur together continued multigenerational cross hybridizing between the type species and the hybrids can occur...the result of which can produce plants that display a range of features as present in both species of the parental stock and which may make exacting ID's extremely difficult...
Thanks for sharing your photos...
TTY,...
Ron
This message was edited Sep 7, 2006 1:20 AM
Thanks for your information, Ron. Out of my own curiosity, I may try to save seed of the various flower types...
This site is a quarter mile form the I. lacunosa plants I photographed earlier and is a natural drainage corridor. It also contains the cordate leaved I. hederacea and another smaller flowered type in both pink and white. I haven't spent any time looking closely at them yet...maybe this weekend. In my searches I saw reference to the hybrid also, but found no information or description. Seems as though there are both components in the area....
About a quarter mile further down the road I discovered a large "stand" of I. turbinata. I had no idea that this "wild" variety existed so close to home, and to think I purchased seed last year!
When I get home this weekend I'll upload the photo of the seed pod.
Thanks again - Arlan
atenkley - Let me know when you get to the 'other' small flowered white anf pink types...
The Ipomoea hederacea with the heart/cordate shaped leaves is Ipomoea hederacea var.integriuscula aka "Entire Leaf Morning Glory"...
TTY,...
Ron
I spent some time looking at the small flowered MG's yesterday morning. I took several pictures which I'll post for viewing.
The first is another picture of a more mature I. hederacea seed pod.
Here is a picture of the pink I. cordatotriloba.
This shows the proximity of the I. cordatotriloba and the smaller flowered plants, which I think are probably I. lacunosa.
