Anyone here grow a MG indoors?

Yep, I'm at it again. I have a Mandevilla indoors, and am now considering a small growing MG indoors. (Small growing as far as MGs go, LOL). Any suggestions? I'm going to plant an Ocean Blue outside, but would like a MG for inside too, if its not going to go crazy on me. Will they still bloom if pruned back to be a reasonably sized vine, and not a MONSTER? I know Ocean Blue would get too big, but any suggestions for easy, smaller growers? Thanks.

Randi

I'll bet if you go to the Morning Glory forum, you would get a lot of really good advice about this subject.....

I am real curious to know if anyone has ever tried this indoors too. I would think it would work in a greenhouse, but I'm not sure it would get enough of bright light indoors. Randi, please keep us posted on the outcome if you try it! What a neat plant that would be to have growing and vining with blooms around a room! I can just picture a wall trellis covered in Beautiful MG Flowers!

nice picture Lin....or maybe MG flowers dripping from a curtain rod....

oooh .... that sounds really pretty! I would take a curtain of Morning Glories any day over fabric!

I grow them in the garage under lights just to get them started, but of all the seeds I started this winter they were the most susceptible to crashing from lack of humidity (shriveling, bugs, etc.). I imagine they would be really tough indoors.

I'm thinking along the lines of grrnthumb....I would think spider mites would take over quickly without enough fresh air/humidity.

Worth a try, but I'd 'chuck 'em' at the first sign of spider mites so they don't spread to any other plants......who knows though, you might be successful!

I'm rather curious what kind of lighting you have your mandevilla under? I brought one in for the winter last year and it didn't fare too well under fluorescents.
Thanks!
Cheryl

I'm in S. California desert, so light is no problem, believe me. Sun, sun, sun, all the time here. Even indoors, it gets plenty of light and filtered sun thru my west window. Its looking great so far, and looks as if a bloom is starting to form at the very top of it. I've never had a problem with spider mites (despite 10% humidity) on any of my indoor plants except mini roses, so I did have to give up on them. It looks extremely happy and healthy so far. I've been misting it daily.

I'm new to this forum but thought I'd put in ny 2centworth. I've grown heavenly blue in the house. it bloomed sucessfully and was a broght spot in a long winter, I had planted a few seeds in a large fuchia that looked rather bare and the seeds germinated in the fall when I brought it in the house. This was in an east window. You can also train it around a window on a fishing line.Good lucj it's worth a try. JOY

Hi Joy, you have some GORGEOUS blooms there! Looks like you must have lots of success with blooming plants.

Randi

Seaecho; Here is my Clivia enjoying a summer vacation out doors,

JOY

Oh. . . .Clivias are another of my very favorites! How pretty is that? I've wanted to get one for some time, but they get too big for my space indoors, and winter outside would be too cold, not to mention the summer would be too hot. Have you ever thought of getting one of those mini clivias? I see them on ebay, but they only seem to be able overseas. And expensive, too, when the shipping is added. I'd love to have a variegated one. A real conversation piece.

Randi

Good to hear from Joy.... there's hope, Randi!
How are yours doing, BTW?

Randi, I'd heard that Clivia are very common landscaping plants in CA, but maybe that's just in the higher zones in CA....do you ever see any (growing outdoors) in your area?

Nope, not here in the high desert. But "down the hill," an hour's drive away I'm sure they can grow Clivia as the lows in winter rarely get below 40. I'll have to look closer and see if I see any next time we are in that area. I do see lots of Birds of Paradise outside there, and it makes me so envious! I have to stick with the desert Bird of Paradise here.

The yellow Mandevilla I got on ebay is doing GREAT indoors, in fact, since I've gotten it, its developed several buds! I'm so excited! The Ocean Blue morning glory I got arrived in a smashed box, and the poor plant was stuck in the post office over the weekend, PLUS our temps were over 100. So the poor thing has had it rough. It arrived completely wilted, with yellowing and falling leaves. I misted it, soaked it in the sink with Superthrive and now, a week later, its perked up a LOT, and is looking good, considering there aren't many leaves left on its stems. But they are tough plants from what I hear, and I'm sure it'll recover nicely. I have it inside, in shade until it recovers. The seller was SO NICE. She told me to keep in touch and if it didn't come around, she would work out something. I've never had such a nice seller! The people with the yellow mandevilla were fabulous too. I've had such good luck with ebay, for the most part.

Randi