Joseph - they certainly do bloom well for you indoors. Is that a north-facing window? And I'm not really even sure why I would think that.

- Alex

Alex, thanks for your comments. It is a window facing southwest and gets good sunlight in late morning on to sunset.

I'm not a hybridizer so I just grow them out with great anticipation.

Is this the curly leaf MG? I have grow a few with that type of leaf.

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Joseph - that extreme curly-leaf is wild! As is that mutated blossom you have posted at the bottom. I remember you sharing pics of the mutation last year. These are from seeds of that bloom? Which brings me to another question: you don't have problems with seed maturing in your indoor setup? You say you aren't a hybridizer, so I assume you aren't hand-pollinating. I guess morning glories must self-pollinate?

- Alex

Ninecrow, indoors, I use wire trellises of varying heights. The are essentially 3 vertical poles, onto which are clipped using wire 3 or 4 wire rings, top being widest diameter and lowest ring shortest diameter. One could make them but I bought mine on eBay from a Japanese seller. You can also use short sections of bamboo for a trellis.

I didn't get seeds from many of the mutants I grew last year, Alex. The morning glory flowers self-fertilize in the process of opening up. As the flower opens, the anthers move upward in the tube, rubbing pollen where it needs to go. You could do crosses between cultivars if you wanted. You would have to surgically excise the anthers of the seed parent the night before the flower would open. Then in the morning of the next day you'd transfer pollen from the pollen parent to the stigma of the seed parent. Once crossed, you'd have to tie off the bloom to prevent bee crossings from occurring.

I get seeds from Ipomoea nil and Ipomoea purpurea I grow indoors. Some perennial species are not very self compatible so they don't make seeds indoors. But this is an annual forum so we don't have to worry about that haha.

Here's a nice small dark purple Ipomoea purpurea that opened this morning. It volunteered in a pot in which I am growing a Passiflora vine.

Nice color - I'd call it indigo; lots of blue in it.

One from today, natural light.

Purple to die for.

That is a lovely shade!

Pretty color at the end of the day.

Have enjoyed all your JMG photos and postings. There are so many color varieties and it is fun to observe the variation of hues on the blooms. I think that is often missed when growing them outside as one is taken with the mass of color.

I may try growing some this winter. How long, generally, from seed to bloom have you experienced?

Hi mnwsgal, thanks for your comments, you boosted my day.

Do you have a sunny window with a place to put your pots? I find that certain cultivars of Ipomoea nil grow well indoors. There are those which have yellow leaf mutation, referred to often in the USA as "lime leaves", which have a slower growth rate than those with dark green leaves. Winter has short days, which triggers flowering in Ipomoea nil. You could have a blooming plant in 4 weeks, if everything is right.

This mutant MG shows yellow leaf mutation plus an odd shape.

Interesting star pattern with the stamens as well.

Thanks for the info. I have a large SW facing window that I use for growing plants inside. That is an interesting bloom and leaf.

New babies, now showing early formation of their first leaves.

These two pots hold Ipomoea purpurea seedlings that will look nothing like Grandpa Ott's MG except for the leaf shape.

Hi Joseph,

Isn't that last one, the all-white one, some kind of mutation? There seems to be some kind of petal formation in the center that is atypical for morning glories. I know there are "double morning glories", but this doesn't look like those. It would seem to deserve special treatment in regard to culture and seed saving. I know you have said you aren't breeding morning glories, but this might be a good time to start. As I recall, this isn't the first mutation you have shown here.

ZM

I will do something with it, but I have no time for it now. Thanks for the encouragement.

I like the blue with the speckled petals (5th pic up) the best, but the one ZM is referring to is certainly striking. Was just making reference to Heavenly Blues in another post - how they are trying to take over my patio garden. Next year they get a trellis set apart from their neighbors! ;)

- Alex

The first one in the latest set I posted is Ipomoea nil 'Azumashibori' and the blue with speckled petals is Ipomoea nil 'Narumigata'. Soon the flowers will be history due to onset of cold nights.

Gerris

I just found your pictures and words - thanks for sharing - very inspirational! :-)

I am trying to learn more about these great plants - can you enlighten me - Ipomoea nil 'Azumashibori' who "invented" this plant and who gave it is name? I am assuming there are some very active Japanese breeders - but so far I have not been able to locate them - or their seeds.

Thanks again for sharing.

I do not know its history. Undoubtedly this strain was developed in Japan, as you pointed out. I do not know of a source for seeds. I received the seed as a gift. It was a gift that kept on giving all summer long.

Okay - thanks.

The hunt goes on..... :-)

No cultivar name, but what a nice flower and variegated leaf!

Thanks for continuing to share your blooms, Joseph. I am going to check my seed stash and maybe start some this winter.

I already have a few started to watch grow this winter.

Here is a sterile mutant Ipomoea nil morning glory flower showing a nice split petal bloom.

how do you propagate a sterile mutant .. or.. where did you get the clipping ...

and i just mean generally ... society friend... other collector.. etc ....

ken

is there a MG society???

Ken, there unfortunately is mo morning glory society in the USA. There are clubs and societies for MG in Japan. I grew that plant from a seed, which was a gift from a friend.