I still have seeds of these aavailable to trade Akatsuki no Mai Dark Pink Shibori Kikyo Star Shape - OUT Dusty Mauve Rose Silk small Fuji no Murasaki Gray Haze - OUT Gray Morning Mist Hatsu Arashi Hot Pink Fuji Frost Indigo Feathers - OUT Jamie Lynn Purple from Japan - OUT Star of India Lavender Moonvine Ipomoea turbinata

Barb, Mg crosses can only occur between the same type of MG. Ipomea nil with Ipomea nil. etc. Emma could cross with another nil, but not with a japanese variety. so far I have never had a cross come out with any of my MG seeds that I have saved. On the other hand, I'm getting lots of them from trades and commercial purchases. I believe your white hige is a japanese variety, but grandpa otts, emmas gift and knoila black are all nil and they could cross pollinate. No worry, though. I've been growing emma's gift for 5 years. first year from seeds from emma herself and since then saved seeds. She comes true to seed every year and gives me tons of seeds, so will have plenty of seeds for trades, more than I could ever use in a 100 years. Last year I sent out 75 packets with 25 seeds in each one and still have a ton of them left over. No worry on knoila black either. I laugh when I see that one on ebay as "very rare". I don't know how it could be since it is such a huge seed producer. Each pod has 4-6 seeds in it and on mine, my friends and my neighbors, every flower turns into a seed pod. So far I have 40 seeds off one vine and lost count after counting 60 more pods on it. One vine will give you well over 200 seeds. granpa otts I've never grown, but from what I have heard it produces tons of seeds too. As for the number of new possible MG blooms, it will happen when the bees go from one plant to another, but it doesn't always happen and you have to collect seeds from that one pod, if it was crossed. And wind can do it as well. When I plant my MG on the fence, I keep a minimum of 2 feet from each vine, usually 3 feet and never put a nil next to a nil or a purpurea next to a purpurea. So far it's worked for me without any problems and I've been doing it for over 10 years. I also keep very careful eye on my vines and don't let them tangle with each other unless they are tangling with the same one. I have enough space between each vine that I can just put a tag in the ground for each vine and label it that way. Once I plant all my MG, I then make a map of the fence and mark where each vine is on the map, so if a tag goes traveling on me, and they are known to take many a walk in the mouth of a chipmunk, i can still know what each one is supposed to be. If it blooms something that it isn't supposed to be, I can change the tag to mark what it is on the map and not worry about the tag. My map isn't fancy, very simple as simple is much easier to deal with than big fancy stuff. The tape works great, masking tape and a sharpie works well, even better is fine pointed deco paint pen. if the sharpie print is in full sun it can and will fade on you. Fran

Hello! I must say that I do admire your pictures of your morning Glories. I love that "Blue Dawn". I do not know if you are familiar with Ipomoea hederifolia, and I am not sure of the color, other than it has some red in it. I grew it this summer, but it was where I did not notice it. I thought it was short, but it evidently really likes the heights, and it doubled and trippled all over itself. If you have enough cuttings of "Blue Dawn", I would be willing to give you some of the Ipomoes Hederifolia seeds I have in exchange--if you want them, and, if you want anything, or all things, on my tradlist I would be very willing. Spring would be the most convenient time for me, as I am in S.E. New England, and have no greenhouse. Kindly reply one way or the other. THANK YOU. "corgicorner"

this is what I am putting in. 3 Blue Tie dye 2 Split personality 2 pink Moonvine 5 blue silk 1 Milky way 1 rose silk 3 verigated rose 2 red and blue pekotee dbl 1 yellow trumpets mg 1 henka Asagao blue blizzard 1 lavender moonvine 1 jaquemontia tamnifolia 3 mount fugi several varieties I will be using as bonuses. hope we get more oddities and rare mg for this rr . We havent got alot of different mg's yet. Tho there are still several folks who havent sent in yet. I think I have a good system figured out for sending them back out.lol wish me luck Kelley