This name fits him to a "T", I don't know what he is doing awake at this late hour, but look at that.. it was about 5/6PM when I took these photos.. only his color changed from this morning to this.. Also, this has been a very strange day, that was not the only mg open this late tonight, I'm talking I. nils.
#2 goodlooking fellow..
Mesmerizing!!! LOL
lol.. looking kinda pale here buddy.. his photo this am about 10 am
Nice shots! Maybe all the other MGs wanted to stay awake to see the "star" I. saintroanensis Australia make her grand entrance! lol :-)
Looks like someone has been busy pollinating Dracula, too! I hope this vine gives you lots of seeds! This is really a very nice cultivar in every way!!!
Count Drac looks great no matter how he's dressed. lol
Hey guys, I`m off today.
Gourd your Drac is cool and is from a batch of light blue picotee seeds I purchased here in Japan. I still have a few left that I was saving and I`m glad I did..
I`m sending you some red, white, violet, and blue Picotee ones and these have the white edges. Also you will get a few blues with the purple center & they are cool looking too. TTYL.
Dee
Oh My !! is al I can say!!. If there ever seeds available for that onee I sure would like to have some.
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Dee,
Oh.... it is going to be MG heaven here again this coming season. These have completely stolen my heart.. i may start a few inside the house and grow them during winter... Thank you and I know i'll love any of the ones you send. So far, each one has been so different.
That photo there is really cool looking too.. I can hardly wait......
ladyblues, I agree, that one Dee posted is beautiful.
A.
Gourd yeah they put on a show. I`m looking thru my pictures for my version of Drac and will post it.
Ladyblues1965 I don`t have extras of those seeds at the moment but they are available here and I`ll see about getting some. Maybe we can do a trade.
Dee
oooh , that looks like a nice Mrs.. for Dracula
For some reason they remind me of transvaalensis blooms...
or is it transilvaniaensis?
Beth, I think you mean TRANSYLVANIA (sp)..lol.. just kidding..
Here are some of the Dracula flowers .. at the beginning in July, it started blooming in June I think, it still is blooming..
Dee, this is the color that they all have been..
Trying to find the very first one.. it had a reversed tube, June 4, 2007.. and that same plant is still blooming. Can you beleive that, the seeds from this one up here are also blooming, there were two seeds and they have been blooming, very small plants right now, I don't know if i can keep them alive when winter hits though.
The color changes to lavender by 5/6 pm, if they don't close by then, sometimes they close early.
Beth, I really like that color on Trans.. it is a very nice pastel lavender and just nice.
Yeah they are the light blue ones which is rare. I grew a few but have them mixed in with my super garden crop. They didn`t catch my eye until I saw your pictures.
I got to get ready for work and do my lesson plans. So I`ll catch up with you guys this weekend.
Dee
Dee,
Just wanted to say THANK you... Edited to add: Got my seeds..
A.
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That Dracula is really wonderful!
Beth Did you mean Transval ?
I was just joking about the similarity in the name...transvaal and transylvania. The blooms do look a bit alike in shape.
I like the color on that transval, I haven't grown that one. There are some really neat muted colors in the purples that I really like.
A.
Transvaal Orange Seeded Morning Glory is the common name.
Ipomoea transvaalensis is the latin name.
Oooooh.......aaaah......gorgeous!!
Gourd - Whatever it's name, it's a winner! What a great blooming vine! Love those flowers!!!!
Goodmorning everyone, and thank you for the comments.
Believe it or not it has a flower this morning and two yesterday (this is the original vine and is still blooming here and there) the seed was originally planted in March and first bloomed the beginning of June. I think that is a record for the longest bloomer (5 months) I've had and it still has a couple of buds to go. The plant itself doesn't look it's greatest but, boy it wants to LIVE..
The two seedling are very small, and not growing too much, it seems, they have bloomed and have a couple of seed pods, but nothing like the firtt one. I think it has to do with winter coming and the plant knows it . I did bring them all indoors and I take them outside everyday to get light.
I would be very interested in long blooming/lived mgs besides the perrenials, maybe we could all list the ones that have lasted the longest and when we sowed them. Can you imagine having flowers for so long??
We've got a day trip today, so will be gone most of the day .. TTYL
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