Morning Glories 2008 #26

To go back to the old thread #25

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/922991

My first pic sent over 2 yrs ago, out of a Sunrise Mixed pkt, 1999
Some know it's name, I don't. I loved this one because the foliage was as pretty
as the flowers.

Small bloom from this morning, just about 1 inch across.

Two of a kind.

wow, beautiful bloom pics! lovely colours on all of them! thanks , I needed that! Debra

I love when they bloom in winter, they look like miniature glories..

Here are a few more pics taken this morning.

Pretty blues.

I love the cold weather crinkle look! :-) Nice, brillant I. purpurea colors! :-)

Odd shaped pink.

Full fence view.

Love it! Looks like mine did this summer! ;)

I was surprised to see several vines blooming that I thought were done. We've had several warmer days in a row lately.

LYK x Kohkan.

This one I believe is a cross of LYK with possibly Mini Bar Rose or Beni Chidori. I got 2 blooms on this vine much to my surprise!

This Rose Silk or Chocolate Silk or whatever this NOID is ... it's still blooming up a storm. No pollen in the blooms and none in my yard to try to promote some seeds. So it's just for enjoying. :-/

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Blue Star that got a little damage which turned pink. This vine seems to love the cooler temps and blooms daily unless it is really cold at night (40's or lower).

This is a normal looking Blue Star bloom with a wilted one in the background.

Here is 4 of the 7 blooms on Blue Star this morning. The leaves take a beating from the colder evening temps, but it doesn't seem to slow the blooms down too much! :-) No pollen at this time, but it appears I do have some seed pods that have been developing over the past several weeks.

And the 2 Moonflower vines are still hanging in there and continue to bloom each evening! I really thought the cold temps would do this cultivar in. Apparently not. :-) I love those hardy vines! No pollen in these blooms either.

gardenpom - Your fence with all the vines is beautiful!!! :-)

gardenpom what is the name of the flower in this pic, http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=5859853
great Color!~~! ..all my flowers have been getting smaller I'd guess due to the temps hitting 40's at night...sigh...These are some Great colors all, Becky, GardenPom and you too Patootie!
Love the tie dye effect Becky, pink from the cooler weather maybe?
:D

Thanks Darren. Becky great blooms.
Yippee for the Blue Star seed pods.

Darren - Gardenpom's dark pink bloom looks like Crimson Rambler: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51631/

That was sold in a mixed pack of seeds, but they all are sold under numerous names. Crimson Rambler would be an odd name for a pink flower.

Here's my jmg of the year "Heian No Akatsuki"

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Here's the other side of the fence

Here's an up close view

here's a pic of the massive trunk, almost look's woody

Now it's just a memory

Here's the jar full of seeds I saved from that ONE plant.

Here's one more picture from inside the yard

MGMan, That's a beauty.

That's one stunningly HOT vine!

Niiiice color MGMAN!!!!
It looks too dark for a crimson rambler i thought Becky, mine were lighter but it could be the Sun too! (location location location is what they allllways say!
:D

RE:

"Crimson Rambler would be an odd name for a pink flower."

Welcome to the world of MG marketing...

WOW! Love the very beautiful colours and blooms.. keep them coming!

Well, this warmer weather (almost 80s during the day), is producing some surprises for me. Most of the current grow-out is about done, but low and behold ... some of the vines are producing blooms still! Go figure. Some are even sprouting more vine branches and leaves from the bottom of the vine. HA! I wasn't expecting that at all. Now if the seed production would kick into high gear, it would be perfect! LOL! (Most likely won't happen, though.)

Here is Heian Umi x Rose Silk. TWO blooms today! And you can see the wilted bloom from yesterday. LOL! Looks like a new start vine, but it's not. The extended vine on this has withered and died, but it is producing new growth from the bottom of the vine! Surprise, surprise! :-)

And I was blown away that Hanafubuki bloomed today. This poor vine looks awful. The foliage has suffered from the Rust attack and I figured this baby was pretty much dead. HA! It showed me to never say "goner"! LOL! Two blooms also! Wow ... I wished this one had given me some seeds. What few seeds it was producing were hit by beetles which ate my seeds! Grrrr ... I'll probably grow this one again next Spring.

And Blue Star seems to have kicked into high gear with the blooms again! This vine and the Moonflower vines have sure surprised me. I never thought either would like the cooler weather here. Seems to make them happy and blooming up a storm! I counted 4 blooms on the Moonflower last night too. The combo of these two cultivars has really impressed me. Definitely will be growing both (together) again!!!!

Tony - Your Mega vine is awesome! What a beaut! Do you know what the cultivar is? It looks like an I. nil! How many vines did you have growing? Or is that just one vine? If it is just one ... then I'm really impressed! You must have some great soil in that location! :-)

Also I was going back through my dmails and I don't remember if I ever sent you seeds? I think I was waiting on your choices...

Added: Oh DUH! I just read that your vine was "Heian No Akatsuki". That's what I get for skimming! LOL! Your vine is outstanding for that cultivar! Put me on your list for a few seeds, please! :-)

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Believe it or not, this is just a single plant. Just take a look at the picture of the trunk. I pinched the vine back every 2-3 weeks making it more vigorous :-)