Morning Glory discovered this summer

This is a "brush stroke"-looking Morning Glory. Last year, the originals were Sun Smiles mixed seeds. As far as I know, it was a volunteer seedling.

By the way, I expected variegated leaves since Sun Smiles is variegated-leaved.

Pretty MG.

Oh my gosh, quaintcharm, your m glory is bodacious, bold,
and beautiful. I love it.

Jackie

Did you have another MG beside it last year? If so, they must've crossed.

@MGMan: As far as I am aware, there were no other MGs than purple Sun Smiles mix. Last year they were a dark purple wheel w/ white spokes. This year, they have mutated. There were no other MGs near them.

Having looked at last year's pictures of my Sun Smiles MGs, I noticed they have no wheels. Instead, they are solid with a white edge and variegated foliage. I'm wondering if a random seed wasn't in the packet of Sun Smiles. I remember the single white-wheeled purple MG, which now seems to have mutated (?)

Wow! Very pretty bloom! Definitely doesn't look like Sunsmiles to me! :-)

quaintcharm - IT's a youjiro that is expressing either a dilute gene (which dilutes the main color from the throat outward) or a blizzard gene...

Nice looking flower...

TTY,...

Ron

wow

quaintcharm and Ron, this one seems to be more on the nil than purpurea side. Any idea what the diametre of the calys wasin cm approx.?

Martin

Hi Everyone,
I have grown JMG's for 2 years now, and don't know much about them. I don't know how this one came about. I have never collected MG seeds. I really appreciate the information from you folks. I didn't know what they were. A year or so ago, I saw one called Fuji No Ao (?) or something like that, and this blossom reminded me of it.

Group of blooms. Same vine.

Another couple of flowers on this vine. All of the new blooms look like the ones posted.

quaintcharm - Beautiful vine! Love those unusual blooms!!!

Are you planning to collect seeds from this vine for trading? If so, I'd love to trade you some of my seeds for some of yours! :-)

Nice looking flowers, as if they had been painted in a water color painting.

Joseph

The blooms posted here
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/quaintcharm_1220836113_451.jpg

look to be a dilute of

Fuji no Murasaki
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/21389/


TTY,...

Ron

Thanks for the kind words. Ron, I appreciate the information and link. To be honest, I can't tell if all of the blooms produce seeds or not. Do you have an idea of the time frame from the time of the bloom dying and the seeds beginning to form? I have looked at the base where the blossom dropped off several days ago, and don't see any seeds forming yet. With Hatsu Arashi MG's, I have noticed seeds forming and enlarging quickly. Thanks so much for any information. Becky, I will be glad to send seeds when they are mature.

Thanks! I would love to trade with you!

You may have to hand-pollinate them. I just lightly brush the throat of the blooms *where the stamen and stigma are) with a small fine, soft paint brush. Hopefully they are producing pollen. I had problems with some of my vines not producing pollen so I had to use pollen from another vine (which created some interesting crosses). I hope you get some seed pods to form! Fingers crossed! XXXX

quaintcharm - Becky provided some good advice...if you are not seeing seedpods form,then you may have to try to assist in the pollination of the flowers...

The anthers produce the pollen and surround the stigma in the center...remove the pollen from the anthers and place it onto the surface of the stigma...this is best done very early in the morning...

How to Hand pollinate Morning Glories
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/vines/msg0701152222732.html?7

Hope that helps...

Ron

Thanks Ron & Becky , I will certainly be doing the pollination in the morning. The flowers I have been posting really look like the Fuji No Murasaki-- exploding! The blooms frequently last two days, and they turn red. I have sen this color change in some of the Mt. Fuji vines I have grown. If it lasts the whole day, it is an extra pleasure, since the color is so different.

Wow . . . Sarah
This is awesome at the end of the day
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=5522849

All such beauties.
You gotta get some seeds, which is why the hand-pollination is so important, so we can help you keep this MG going. It is too pretty to lose.

Also, remember as a last resort, or to have more plants, to get you a couple of cuttings going so you can hopefully get them to root and keep this one blooming into the winter.
When do you usually get your first frost?

Keep us posted . . .

Emma

Ok, I couldn't resist.

Here some of your photos that I cropped and enlarged as much as I could without blurring them.

It looks like a seed pod at the very right center side of the bloom. But, too blurry to really tell

Another

Looks like seed pods!
Can anyone else tell???

This too looks like seed pods. Right at the wood

Wow!
My favorite - late in the day the light blue turns to an almost red

Emma,
I love the enlargements!! I will do my best to keep this vine going. Will the pods you refer to in the pictures mean they will have seeds? Can some of the pods be duds? Are the pods only present when there will definitely BE seeds?
After printing the pollination information from the Dr. Yoneda link from Ron, I went on to read the entire link, and view the photos. It is fascinating. Since the weather is cooling off a bit, I will review the technique for taking cuttings, also. I really thank you guys for all your help. Who would have thought those unused natural hair eyeliner brushes would have ever been useful??

Emma,
About the frost date. Mid Illinois really is the "temperate" zone. It can be as early as mid October up to the the end of the first week in November.

These are the Ipomoea Sloteri Apricot Candy from Emma. This is an earlier picture. Now they have started blooming like crazy.

These are Plum Frost from Emma, in an area where the grass has been removed to start a new garden.

quaintcharm, you have a beautiful & cool blooms!

Thanks Helenahkh!
I bought my first digital camera last Christmas, and really didn't use it until the MG's started blooming. Now, I can't seem to stop! I think I have "the bug".

Oh, Sarah -
Your Plum Frost is awesome and is still hanging in there. I didn't grow this guy this year and sure do miss those blooms. And, your Apricot Candy is doing great.

The pods in the close up photos to me look like they will produce seeds. You can usually tell right away if a seed pod doesn't pollinate as it will turn to brown and eventually fall off the vine. When they are pollinated you can see them swell as they grow and mature. The pod will turn brown when they are mature and ready to harvest and the pod will become thin like paper. It is important not to collect the seeds until they are mature and not still green.

I'm sure Ron can explain this a lot better to you than I can.

Here are a couple of photos that I took this morning for some comparisons of seed pods for you.

This photo will show you a pod that wasn't pollinated located just above the top center of the bloom that will eventually fall off the vine. Just underneat you can see the sepals sticking up of a growing pod.

To the far right is the shell of a pod after the seeds were collected. Just underneath is another maturing pod. Also top left you can see the sepals of another pod maturing and just above this is a pod that is almost mature. The pod and sepals will now begin to turn brown.

This photo will show you a pod that is mature and ready to collect the seeds. Also notice the pod stem is also brown.

Directly below the mature pod is another pod that is almost mature, and on each side are developing pods. The pod on the right side still has the dried flower attached that will usually fall off.

To the far right is another pod that didn't pollinate.

Hope this helps. . .

Emma

Absolutely stunning flowers Quaintcharm!! I am sure lots of us will be begging a trade!! LOL I'm no exception!!

Emma,
Once again, thank you Emma! Now I see the difference, and am feeling a lot better about the seed production. There are plenty that have not withered. I also took some (5) cuttings. I have never taken cuttings before. They are resting in rainwater in a container. We all have had plenty of that lately! In the mid nineties, my husband made a 4 shelf seed growing set up in the laundry room. It has tube shaped grow lights. There is gentle heat under the rooting container as well. I am hoping this system will help the cuttings root.
Sarah

Hi luvsgrtdanes,
It will be a pleasure to send seeds It's really gratifying that the people on the forum have been so helpful, and liked the first MG I posted!

A group of Xiong's in the same area as the Plum Frost where I'm removing grass & brush.