Why aren't there any more convolvulus ensign lovers?

This the first self-grown convolvulus ensign...I really love the ensigns and am looking forward to getting some blue ones. I sowed them last September, they survived the Moroccan winter and are now as big as the newly sown ensigns from March 2009.


Martin

i like them i love convolvulus i just cant seem to get any to grow for me. but would love to have them in my yard too

Me too. No luck with these at all.

well I never even heard of them until I came to Daves Garden, so I have a bunch to start out back here, and I know they will do fine.. I will post pics as they grow out on this thread..

Martin - Lovely! I, too, have had no luck growing and getting these plants to bloom. I am growing some more outdoors and will see what happens. They are truly beautiful!!!

I've noticed that the bloom that flowered yesterday has opened again today. If this is true with other blooms it would be very unusual for a Morning Glory to bloom on two consecutive days.

Martin

it would be cool. i plan to try a few more myself but aint holding my breath. for some reason these are hard to get going here. as you see we are in different areas and states and just no luck.

that is awsome, Martin... last year I had the ground convolvulus, it had tiny blue flowers, that stayed open all day.. I look forward to these abloom for me.. the colour is really cool looking on yours.

I have some of your ensign seeds growing out, Martin; they are frail seedlings but I am hopeful they will begin growing out well.

I have grown them here at 45 degrees north lattitude, but they do not make seeds here. I just presume they don't have a long enough season to ripen their seeds. To grow them here you always have to buy fresh seeds, and I prefer the Burpee offer. Frank

I can't get them to grow taller than 5 inches, then they just die.... Would love to get them to grow as big as yours, Martin. I just love the look of them.

Elsa

I grew Royal Ensign quite a few years ago with little trouble. I enjoyed the nice compact plant and brilliant flowers. Martin, what is your secret to growing the other Ensign strains, you seem to have good success with them?

Joseph

Joseph, it's the first time I am growing these. My morning glories in general are doing lots of strange things this year, I get so many mini-versions of both nils and purpureas but don't really want that. I am resowing a whole lot of various morning glories and am also trying the kitchen paper method for sprouting since I seem to loose a lot of seeds. Luckily, I have now two Q751s up and running. They also seem to have produced miniature versions if that's normal I cannot see how they will grow into huge plants as I saw Becky had last year...


Martin

Here is another bloom of the pink ensign.

Joseph, here is a mini-version of seeds that came from Elsa who got them from Korea. I thought they were nils, but looking at the sepals it may be a hederacea.

I have lots of seedlings this year. I soaked the seeds for a day first, and then started them in peat pots and trays. I've had some in other years from soaking the seeds and then putting them straight into the ground.

Martin, I just love the one from Korea. I started a few seeds, and the ones that flowered all had very small,dark pink flowers. The plants stayed small, so I pulled them eventually. Will try again next season...

Is there a wild type Convolvulus tricolor? What colors are in its flower, if so?

Convolvulus tricolor is native to the Mediterranean area and the wild flowers are mostly a blue...the other colors seen are dilutions from the darker blue...

Thanks, Ron, good to know. I personally like the vivid blue of the darker forms.

I have two flat of ensigns growing indoor had them in the garden last year and just love them I find them easy to grow

my blue ensigns are going to be awsome and I can't wait for blooms.. my blooms won't be on any mgs for at least a month or so if it doesn't warm up soon..

gofast that almost looks like a nolana

gofast, i love that blue it is so pretty..

I grew a bed full of these last summer
a long row of three feet by 20 it was beautifull so I started two flats again this year
so I will get them blooming again all summer

save me some seeds would you? yours are going to be gorgeous! ;D

no problem but you do know that the seeds are available from thompson and mckenzie hope the spelling is right lol I will have lots of seeds collected the ones from last year and started them in february and they are almost ready to go out

thompson and morgan??

burpee has some too.. the blue is all I have been able to purchase...

Here is the pot of the ones that I am growing outside. I hope they make it to blooming stage. :-) Not sure what colors they are. Probably blue ...

yes thats it thompson and morgan they have the multi mix and the blue

I will be looking for those tommorrow, when we get out in the rain rain rain.. sheesh.. is there anyone with any sun they could throw my way?

well today was windy and some rain I am hoping for better tomorrow but havent checked yet

Debra - I will trade some of your rain for some of my sunshine and heat! ;-)

I am growing the 'species' this year, sorry I don't have seed, but the blue form is native to the med, I came across a lovley sky blue form in the hills above Kassiopi in Corfu. Don't know how it will do in the UK but looked impressive at the time, I am suprised more people don't try this species, apparently they are half hardy perennials

these are my plants, waiting on some blooms. I believe they were Burpee.

Second plant has some reddish color to the leaves/stems. Hope the flowers are very tricolor!

Becky more rain and some hail last night.. I thought I sent it your way!

mine are still babies planting them out next weekend since they say heavy frost for wednesday night I am so glad that I have been so busy cleaning out beds that I have only planted perennials

Hey Debra Send it HERE!
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