Why aren't there any more convolvulus ensign lovers?

We are supposed to get rain here today! YAY!!!! Thanks for sending it my way! :-) ;-)

the weather man says rain for tomorrow which is good need some for the newly planted stuff but only one day please have so much work left to do, planted and mulched two huge beds today and finished clearing the area for the vegi garden that was hard work lol the weeds bigger than me but with the claw it got done,

mona

finally a day without rain..... u guys are welcome! by the way , the backyard project has made some major changes , and the Convolvulus are up as well as the species that are already vining, will post pics when they are in bloom..

its windy but no rain lol I need rain weather man is wrong so far maybe later today

Becky your state looks underwater from the CBS news, this AM. I hope you don't DROWN! lol...this guy was staring me down daring me to come out in my yard! lol Rare to see a red throated hummer here!
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sorry to get off topic but no blooms yet on my Convovulus, gonna have to give it a boost with some fertilizer it think.
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Darren - There is a lot of fill under my house, so I am actually on a small "hill", so no standing water in my yard. Come a hurricane down the road, though, might be a another story. LOL!

Oh how cool! Love your little hummer! Mine is gone for the summer. Though, last year, one showed up for the month of July. I have the perfect area for nesting and raising little hummers. :-) If only a bird or two would figure that out! LOL!

like your bird darren ;-)

Thanks Ceej and Becky ~I know the pics are supposed to be on the other forum but hey~Becky mentioned it I think in this or her MG thread ~dunno ~anyhoo. got lucky ...Becky do they actually leave your area entirely?? Do you have none that are there year round or are endemic to that area alone? Vegas has six that are here year-round. just curious~o ...my plant of Rose Silk MGs is looking nice and healthy, I hope to se it climb high next, and flower by june at the latest, thanks for those Bluespiral~!
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Darren - I mainly just get Ruby-throat hummers. And they do fly north for the summer. Probably too hot here for them. They are the cutest! :-) You are lucky to have them year-round and to have so many different hummers. I am so jealous!!!!!

I have my hummer feeders out so should be seeing some of yours soon, Becky.. Darren:
my Convovulus have come up ;D

...most of them here are brown-green in coloring. This is the first red throated one I have seen. According to maps I have read the actual ruby thoats don't ''go'' here, so it must be a different species. If a better pic comes I can post it on the Hummer forum and get an ID. I had my first day-lily today but still no Covolvulus blooms!!! ...waiting...and waiting and, OH there is a hole in my soaker hose~! aaaggh~! ...so much for the quiet restful morning! LOL
:Darren

FINALLY~whoo`peeee i got my blooms beginning~

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last number 4 ~I know these are common but I have never had sucees withthem by seeds or whole plants before this year. I cant wait to see how they do thro the summer and winter here now they are established. its 3 plants in the corner of a bed of lantana so I cut the lantana back enough to let some light in but no enought to cook them and should be golden. At least that is the plan...that is the WRONG picture, LOL its supposed to be n the summer 2009 thread~ whhooops! a moonvine, som cardinals and a very small LYK.

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actual fourth picture~ lol ~ now, Off to work~!!

Worth waiting for Darren, nice blooms.

some of mine came back from seed that dropped last year I am wondering what colors I am going to get from them had the white, pink and blue

Darren - Love your little bright blue ensign! What a beautiful bloom! I think mine bit the dust ... sad but likely true.

scicciarella - How cool! Lucky you to have volunteers of the ensign. They are such CUTE little flowers!!!

awwww those are so cute! Mine are up but not blooming yet.. it is a very late spring here..

So, Thompson and Morgan has the multi color mix Scicciarella?? That's be a great border too!! thanks for the kind words all~ :)
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the two plants from last year are just huge didnt realize that if the seeds stayed for the winter they would start that early they are pretty hardy little seeds

I am looking forward to a multicolored plant now~!!!!!
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More power, more flowers...

Beautiful color Martin

wow cant wait to see mine bloom

I think these should be called noon glories because they open at around noon...

wow those pink ones are so beautifull
mine wont bloom for another month or so still to early

what time do they stay open till Martin?... and do they open on the next day?

i love the markings in those flowers...

They open at around 11 a.m. The sun is vertical, and shining full power at the balcony from 12 to 2 p.m. By 2.30 p.m. the flowers keel over and point downwards, perhaps by then they have been pollinated by some straying insect or the wind. I have not encouraged the formation of seeds by removing all withered flowers daily. I had done this last year with the 3 o'clocks too, but decided at one stage I couldn't keep up with the speed they produced new flowers every day, so I disontinued my practice. Mirabilis is incredibly quick in forming seeds, it only takes two weeks, so I had literally tons of seeds in a short time, but regrettably they stopped flowering then...

yup that is it either dead head or they go to seed and then no more blooms I dead head in the garden everyday that is my summer job hahahah a little weeding here and there and picking the spent blooms

I deadhead as well.. a leave a few of my favorites to seed on a stem or two, but I have found that trimmig the mirabaalis really helps, I have blooms all summer into frost, and get to hand pick my fav colour seeds ..

I usually dont allow anything to go to seed till the end of the summer that way I get the max amount of blooms, and I always fertilize every two weeks to make sure the plants get everyting they need for max amount of blooms, since my season is short I want to see as many flowers as possible in the time I have

taken today in my garden

they are amazing I just love ensigns

I like the color patterns too, Mona, nice ones you have!

Joseph

The dark blue is wonderful Mona.

I will have lots of seeds so let me know I will send you some they wont be ready till september

Mona - Yours are just beautiful! No luck growing them here! :-( I purchase the seeds at my local Wally World every Spring and plant them and have yet to get a single bloom! LOL!