First Blooms In South Florida

My first blooms on Morning Glory Mount Fuji Purple in Fort Lauderdale, FL even though they can be hard to grow here in Zone 10.

And One Other Accompanied By Hibiscus "C N Stars".

amorecuore - Welcome to the MG Forum...(!)

Nice blooms you have there...

Looks to be Fuji no AO
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/166121/

Looking to any others that you may have to share...


Ron

Hi amorecuore, I just love your flowers.

Elsa

Thanks Ron & Elsa. Yeah theyre both the same (Mount Fuji). This is my first attempt to grow Morning Glories here in South Florida. I had never tried before because I just assumed it is too hot and too humid here. I'm guessing this one is "Heavenly Blue"?? The seed package didn't say which variety it is. If anyone knows for sure your help would be greatly appreciated. The picture was taken mid morning before the bloom turned more purple in color mid afternoon.

No yellow in the throat, so I'm guessing not Heavenly Blue. Maybe indica,
Blue Dawn flower. It's a beauty whatever it is.

this blue flower is very nice , come from seeds ????
ipomoea indica don't produce seeds - what an enigma !

Ron Help !

Dany

amorecuore -

The plant in the photo here
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/amorecuore_1223750159_94.jpg
is Ipomoea indica,which is often self-infertile,but can produce seeds


Did you happen to acquire your seeds from ebay (?)...

I have seen I.indica seeds that have been offered on ebay a few times,although many offerings are simply mis-identified...

Dany -

indica seedpods
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/68661/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/139249/
http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/images/600max/html/starr_040410_0124_ipomoea_indica.htm

plants and colonies gradually become self-infertile
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=1686760

some advice provided to a former trading partner
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=777399
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=1005440


Hodnik in France has several interesting forms and variations including
Rare strains of Ipomoea indica
Ipomoea indica "Betty Mars"
http://www.hodnik.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1605
Ipomoea indica "Edith Piaf"
http://www.hodnik.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1610

The different strains should be cross compatible and produce seeds...


TTY,...


Ron

I like that Fuji no Ao! Such vivid blue and sharp white edges on the white bands!

Joseph

amorecuore - Welcome to the MG Forum! You vines are beautiful! What vivid colors and the vines looks so thick and lush! I'm enjoying seeing blooms from a fellow gardener just south of me! With our temps, you might be able to grow them year round. Or at least the I. purpurea vines! I. nils prefer the warmer temps of summer. :-)

Thanks for the info Ron. I did purchase the seeds on E Bay and they were simply labeled "Blue Morning Glory". It does have more of the characteristics of Morning Glory "Blue Dawn Flower" although when I looked up info on Blue Dawn Flower I see it doesn't seed??? Mine does change color dramatically in the afternoon and does grow very rapidly...I mean REAL rapidly compared to by Mount Fuji. That one grows at a snails pace. I have a 3rd one that started blooming (Carnevale Venezia) but I'm not too wild about that one (small flowers that close by noon). A fourth one I just started about 3 weeks ago is named "Stellar Pink". I don't know anything about it other than I ordered the seeds from dianeseeds.com. Thanks for the kind words/help/advice everyone.

amorecuore - Clink onto some of the links that I provided above in response to the question posed by dany in relation to Ipomoea indica and the production of seeds...

I'm wondering if your indica plant is producing any seedpods...

Where did you look up your information that states that I.indica cannot produce seeds (?)...

The flaked purpurea in the carnival mix are certainly a smaller flower than the larger I.nil,I.indica and I.tricolor and it may be the beauty of the smaller flowers (which is best appreciated when viewed up close) is not your cup of tea...

The 'stellar pink' is a variation of the pink and red purpureas...it has been around for hundereds of years and is not a new introduction by any means...marketing...everybody wants to put there own name on everything that is for sale...

You might like to try out the some of the larger flowered species e.g.,
Ipomoea carnea
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/28838/
Ipomoea carnea f. white
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/93513/

Ipomoea carnea produces abundant nectar and is a favorite of hummingbirds...

TTY,...

Ron

Thanks for the information Ron. It doesnt seem to be producing any seed pods. When I "googled" Morning Glory Blue Dawn I came across many references that stated Blue Dawn is a perennial and doesn't set seed. Like anything on the internet there can be quite a bit of misinformation so I usually try to look for many opinions and try to draw a consensus. I figured Stellar Pink wasn't new just as some companies market Carnivale Venezia as "new" although I had read that variety has also been around for 100's of years. You're right about "personal preferences" in flowers, etc, etc. I tend to gravitate to larger sized blooms in my other favorites (Hybrid Hibiscus, Daylilies, Echinacea) so I guess I'm just continuing that concept. Here is a photo from this morning (Oct 13 2008) of Morning Glory "Mount Fuji" accompanied by Reblooming Bearded Iris "Autumn Tryst" in the background.