My Old Glory is in a tub with two other fairly golden hosta. Until yesterday, it sat in this location where it gets morning sun and all day sun actually. But now I moved those golden hosta into the Back40 for safety beneath a shade covering. Not UP yet, but it soon will be. Meanwhile, I'll take another photo of Old Glory to give it individual attention. Yours is looking might fine.

I only have experience with Heavenly Blue MG's and they did not do well in a pot. They did indeed insist on climbing and then I think they just ran out of root space because they suddenly stopped growing and flowering.

Prep the bind weeds by cutting back stems to about 8-12" (longer stems if necessary because you want stems with leaves on them, not just bare, leafless stems), from the ground where stems emerge from the ground. These cut, remaining bind weed stems emerging from the ground, if twisting around anything, especially rose canes, need to be gently unraveled and laid across the ground, directed away from the rose canes as much as possible. Use the strongest SYSTEMIC weed killer available, strong enough to kill poison ivy, but do not spray it onto the cut and 'toppled,' bind weed stems. The chance of getting spray onto the roses is too great. Pour a little weed killer into a disposable cup and very, very gently and tenderly brush it generously onto the bind weed stems and foliage lying on the ground using a 2" wide, very soft bristled paint brush. Take great care not to splash or get any weed killer onto any part of adjacent rose bushes. Do not be too rough in prepping the cut stems for their weed killer application. You want undamaged stems and leaves left on the 'to be weed killer painted sections,' so as to get good systemicc absorption to the below ground bind weed parts. The systemic action of the weed killer should kill the whole underground, regenerative parts of the bind weed. A later follow up application may be needed if new growth occurs. Follow the same procedure as before. Moses

Hi PlantLady, I bought it from one of my favourite nurseries - D'Arcy and Everest...but this is in the UK. Ah, I have mostly grown annual MGs - ipomea nil, ipomea purpurea, ipomea coccinea/quamoclit. and the very late blooming moonflower I knew as calonyction. All have done quite well, especially in my home garden which has reflected heat from high, buff brick walls...although I would never bother with moonflower again as it barely got going until late October. Same, I find, with seed sown thunbergias (although ones which have enjoyed an early nursery start do much better) I have a coupla convolvulous too - a little mediterranean c.altheoides so while I am not expecting any sort of tropical showing, I am definitely hoping for some blooms...it will be in the sunniest, hottest place in my gravel garden (which also helps, I think). The i.pandurata I once had the pleasure of dealing with was not a prolific bloomer though...and was one of the reasons my customer wanted it gone. Still, an uncertain future has never really put me off having at least a coupla go-rounds (and my heart has become hardened after years of planticide. It occurs to me that I have just bought this from a nursery located less than 10 miles from me where they grow all their own stock from seed or cuttings so I feel fairly hopeful.