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Jianhua Shangshui, Henan, China(Zone 7b) Jun 18, 2008

This tiny blue one growing in my region.

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Jianhua Shangshui, Henan, China(Zone 7b) Jun 18, 2008

This red one growing in my yarden.
The seed was gathered by my brother from Inner Mongolia , a north part of China.
He said he got the seed at the foot of a mountain.

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Jianhua Shangshui, Henan, China(Zone 7b) Jun 18, 2008

A face-to-face view.
Anyone helps identify them?

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patootie Jacksonville, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 18, 2008

The pink with reddish bars looks like Crimson Rambler or one of it's variations.

Jackie

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Jun 19, 2008

Hi Jianhua - I agree with patootie-Jackie that the pinkish flower that you posted is an Ipomoea purpurea...most likely a Crimson Rambler or Pink Rambler variant...

The sepals that are a part of the outer flower calyx are very important in differential identification in many Ipomoea and other plants in the Morning Glory Family of Convolvulaceae...the sepals are the small green leaf-like structures surrounding the outer base of the corolla and these sepals vary in important structural details as per different species...

Here are a couple of photos from the PlantFiles showing the sepals presented for reference on an Ipomoea purpurea
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/146083/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/87915/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/150688/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/163526/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/157152/

The small blue flower that you posted has a nice large white throat and is most likely an Ipomoea hederacea, but a side view of the outer base of the flower clearly showing the shape of sepals will help very much to confirm an ID...

Could you please post a side shot showing the sepals (?) of the small blue flower (?)...

Thank you for sharing your photos...

Ron

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Jianhua Shangshui, Henan, China(Zone 7b) Jun 22, 2008

Thanks for your efforts helping me identify the MG's.
Before this I'd call the red morning glory red morning glory, and the blue blue for I did not know their botanical names. :)
The last two days we met a big rain, so the morning glories like other vines are soaring up madly save no more flowers appears. On spotting the new blooms I will give a shot and let you experts make the resolution of the final name identification.
Jianhua

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