I. pandurata & other summer '08 MGs

There are a couple of threads by Patootie and EmmaGrace which I will hunt down later that contain more extensive, enlightening dialog about this flower - am just going to post 4 pics from my 2008 summer garden - quite a different set of conditions from what appeared to be a baked, arid, sunny spot along a ditch where Emma found hers in Texas, if I remember correctly. Here, I. pandurata blooms within the drip line of a monster silver maple in a clay-ey soil with horrible summer humidity.

Mine came to me by way of a single seed from Ron which I germinated in 2006, but I have seen it growing wild twice in the local woodsy park system. The first time, I. pandurata was roaring up through thick herbage from the bottom of a deep ditch along a narrow road through a woods of tulip poplar and hickory. The second time, it was roaring up through Joe-Pye weed, purple fall asters, evening primrose, perennial sunflowers, Deptford pinks, etc. in a spot along a creek and in a utility break - lots of sun.

I'll try to get pictures next year of these wild Maryland homes of pandurata. And a "sacred sepal shot" (snort to Joseph), too.

DH is the one who climbed down into that ditch to look for seeds last summer, but did not find any. Hopefully, I'll be able to retrieve more stem sections with buds about to open from the meadow next summer so I can attempt pollinating the one in our garden again (not sure if I can get there after this past summer).

What was that old saying? -

A picture is worth a thousand skeeter bites?

Plays well with thuggy associates, but I strongly suspect that many buds would not have fallen off before blooming if not for that volunteer pumpkin...and/or a stronger root with age?

I went looking for Emma's and Patootie's threads on I. pandurata, but Dave has temporarily disabled the DG search feature

last pandurata pic coming up - this 3-year old vine bloomed about 6 weeks, which is a very long bloom period for a herbaceous

perennial vine around here.

Ron, this flower is more gorgeous than we thought it would be - thank you for that seed.

That is very Pretty!!!! What a good Hubby you have...LOL
Kylie

Karen - Your I. pandurata is beautiful!!! Is it a perennial or an annual?

truly sublime, Karen. Nocturne in white, like a night cloud.

Karen, Here's a link to my pandurata thread. My vine bloomed for about 6 weeks.
Once it started forming all those buds, growth slowed and then ceased on the actual vine
and it put all it's energy into ripening the buds. I can't wait till next yr's blooms.
Hoping for lots of seed pods.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/868007

I can't enlarge the above pic. I guess because it's a pic within the link I sent.

Thats' awsome! I can't wait to go looking for native glories in this state come spring and summer..

Nice photos, Karen!

Joseph

Karen and Jackie - Bee-u-tiful blooms! That's really a handsome vine! I don't think I have seeds for that one. But perhaps someone did share some with me ... I'll have to dig through my binder to see ... If either of you get seeds, please keep me in mind! :-)

Thanks Becky, I will save you some seeds from this next crop. I don't know how it
will perform for you there in your warmer zone. I had sent you one or two sds
from my original stash from 2000. I don't know if they are still viable but
mine germinated in 06 at 6 yrs old. This is a perennial.
I harvested just 13 seeds this fall. Looking for lots more next yr.



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Thanks, everyone for your kind comments. I'll try to layer some of the wild vine's offshoots right there in the field next spring and see if that doesn't give me a source of different pollen eventually.

Kylie, if DH had not introduced me to wildflowers and trails and passing seasons, etc., in the first place, he never would have found himself down in that ditch - lol

Here's my vine within the context of our garden: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5815538

Patootie, nice to hear that pandurata can be self-fertile - must try harder to keep thugs away from my pandy next summer. But, I must say that the thugs, including an Ipomoea purpurea seedling, had much nicer foliage compared to the I. pandurata, whose leaves were just ridden with bug-eaten holes and made more visually respectable by its less chewed neighbors. On the other hand, I. pandurata did not get the rust that eventually touched down on Ipomoeas elsewhere in the garden. The deer did enjoy leaves of both vines, however, but didn't hurt the main trunks, which were snuggled close to the upright and entwined and masqued with more deer resistant plants. I try to grow plants in communities like this one to foil/confuse critters, and it seems to help. Closing breaches in deer fencing/barriers and applying deer repellent to the MG vines helped, too. Last summer was quite a battle.

Patootie, thanks for bringing up that link of yours, too.

Soulja, you reminded me of one of my favorite watercolors that brings the morning glory and nocturne together: A Nocturne, by John LaFarge - http://www.herbarium.com/

Becky, since this vine originated from Ron's seed, I'm going to send him back 75% of whatever seed I may eventually harvest, but the 1st of 25% will definitely be yours. We do have bees busy in our garden, so I don't think that lack of seed this past summer had to do with lack of bees. I've planted many of their favorite plants along a path - sometimes that path looks like a busy runway in a miniature airport.

oops - watercolor, not painting

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really nice. reminds me of my college drawing teacher's style.
She does lots of flowers. LOVES Bonnard. (who doesn't?)
if we gave him credit, d'ya think John LaFarge would mind?