First bloom on the 2nd generation Dracula

son like father.. hopefully will get lots of seeds to share... This time I had two seeds to start off with..lol. I'm shocked at the speed in which these bloomed at only 8 inches tall or so.. sown mid July This is the first flower from this morning.

A - Love the bloom! Are the blooms small? And I love the leaves! This really a unique vine in my humble opinion. I like everything about this vine ..... even the name! Very eye-catching MG vine!!! Glad that it is staying true. Is this one you or someone else here created?

You been growing out some really lovely MGs and I'm enjoying every one through your photos! Really impressive collection, Antoinette!!

This is a new one for me, some seed from Japan.. I really like it too.. Thank you. A.

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Glad to see that it remained true. Very striking, Antoinette! - Arlan

My favorite this yr. An outstanding morning glory.

Do these ever self sow? I love the colors of MGs but have had so many problems with the natives here. I have resisted planted any of these beauties. How tall do they usually grow?
Teresa in KY

Thank you Arlan, and Patootie...

Bluegrass, I don't think that the I. nils reseed, you have to plant them each year, so you have to collect seeds each time. Hopefully someone that has had an I. nil reseed will give us some info.



Here's Daddy.... he is still blooming, not quite as often, but once in a while..

LOOKING GOOD.. from this morning. Seeds from MGJapan.. thank you.. I love this one.

Gourd that`s one for the records. I`m at work and showed it to our Japanese staff and they all said sugoi! and the other english teachers said wow!

They`re surprise because the elementary schools kids in Japan grows asagao as one of their school projects because they`re easy to grow..

I`m in between classes and is catching up on what I missed here.

TTYL

Dee

So sugoi is the Japanese name for this one, Dee? So, I wonder if the one I wanted an ID for in my other thread is just that, Sugoi?

Martin

Thank you Dee,

Tell everyone there thank you.. what a nice surprise that this photo was shared with them.

I bet those children can teach me a few things here., children, that is the reason for the name Dracula, hopefully children here will start to get interested in this fantastic hobby. I have two 10 yearold granddaughters that grow MGs, one of My 10 yearold granddaughter's has done a couple of crosses and she is hoping to get Batman..lol., hey, whatever it takes to induce the interest and education of a child is worth it. (someone has to take over when we are no longer here). It may sound silly, stupid and just downright dumb, but I gotta tell you, this is the best thing I've ever done for those kids. The first thing when DG comes over she says "Is Dracula open, can I go see him?" I even send e-mail photos to her. So, the seed is sown!!

I can only imagine the looks on the children's faces when they get their first blooms there in the schools, if you ever get a chance to take photos of them or their projects, please post them, I would love to see them.

Martin,
I think it means "Holy Moly"..wow, cool, incredible, or I could be totally off and it could mean the opposite. Did a google and it came up with both meanings.

A.

Hey Gourd you`re right. Martin, sugoi is amazing or extraordinary in Japanese.

This is my daughter`s JMG school project when it was first brought home. She was not excited about doing it since she saw all the morning glories that I was growing at home, but she knew more about them than the other students and she takes care of it too.

I been studying all night since I got off from work and it`s going on 3:00am so just checking to see what`s up before I go to bed..

TTYL,

Dee

That looks like a great plant, healthy, and a very nice project.. Tell her we are proud of her, she's doing a great job there... be sure to post a photo of her flowers when they bloom.

A.

I am adding two more questions, perhaps Gourd or Dee you have an answer to this, so poor Ron doesn't have to answer all my questions. Why do people say "ipomoea nil", nil normally means nothing...and I also found the term "imperialis" which is Latin and means "emperial" (adjective from emperor/Kaiser). Is an ipo "imperialis" and "nil" the same thing, do you know?


You will be "sugoi" to me if you know this.

Martin,

I sure don't know the answer to these questions, only that nil means nothing, and I think imperialis means nothing too..lol. when you come down to it I believe it was just a name someone attached to the end of the species..

We better wait till someone else answers those questions, the answers lie somewhere here in this forum in one of the posts, I'm sure they have been addressed..

A.

Martin - The nil species epithet describes the fact the outer edge is very often lacking any color pigment hence the common name of White edged MG.

The 'imperialis' term has been used in an unofficial sense to refer to the fact that these flowers were one of the favorites of the japanese emperors...but as you have already noted 'imperialis' is not an accepted species epithet for the genus of Ipomoea...

Hope that helps...

TTY,...

Ron