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tucsonjill Lincoln, NE(Zone 5a) Sep 13, 2007

Hi all! I have a volunteer morning glory that popped up in a small atrium right outside my bathroom window. So pretty, I gave it a trellis to play on so I could admire it better, but I'm wondering what it is. Small flowers, maybe about 1" across, blue with white throats. They stay open only for a very short period of time before closing, and so far I don't think I've ever had more than 4 or 5 at once. The foliage is very bright green, and the leaf shape shows up well in the photo.

Any ideas what this might be? I'm hoping it'll set seeds for next year.

Thanks for any help!

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Sep 14, 2007

Hi Jill - It looks like Ipomoea hederacea...although a closeup of the sepals would be definitive...

If the sepals look like this
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=3967492
then it's definitely Ipomoea hederaceae...

TTY,...

Ron

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tucsonjill Lincoln, NE(Zone 5a) Sep 18, 2007

Ron, thanks for the ID--that's definitely it! Sorry about asking you to ID the same plant twice in 2 days--after I followed your link above, I realized I could have figured this one out myself...

Here's the pic I took, curved sepals and all... I love this little guy, such a nice way to wake up in the morning even if the flowers don't last very long for me.

As always, thanks for the help!
Jill

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revclaus (Judith) Denver, CO(Zone 5b) Sep 21, 2007

Looks like it could use a little Blossom Booster! The flower is tiny. Pretty though.

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ByndeweedBeth scio, oregon, OR(Zone 8a) Sep 21, 2007

hederacea just has characteristic small blooms, it's normal.

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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Sep 21, 2007

I had one appear over night too .. I think aliens are dropping them off.

X

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tucsonjill Lincoln, NE(Zone 5a) Sep 21, 2007

The weird part of mine is, it's in an enclosed area about 2 ft x 3 ft. It had to be dropped directly in! I guess the aliens have good aim... :)

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ByndeweedBeth scio, oregon, OR(Zone 8a) Sep 24, 2007

LOL

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Sep 26, 2007

despite declarations to the contrary by some 'ornithologically oriented' people...birds do eat the seeds of various MG's and spread them around via their fertilizing deposits...

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