Thank you, Eloise! I really love it, too!

Here are views of another wonderful morning glory demono flower form. (Ki Beni Hukurin Shishi Botan Ryu'uhade -Shishi(fe) x Sasa(dl) x botan(dp) - Shishi strain).

Can you believe this is a morning glory? It is a mutant Ipomoea nil.

Here is a closer view of the mutant flower.

It looks like it's from a distant galaxy. :) Very unusual.,and pretty. I have a purple MG that has that shredded look. Don't know where I got it. :)

Wow, that last mg sure is something special, and its name is a mouthful!

Thanks, Dena and Eloise!

Dena, I like your description. Your shredded purple was probably an Ipomoea purpurea hige strain.

Eloise, I agree about the name. Each Japanese word describes a leaf and flower character.

Here is a view of another couple flowers on the plant this morning.

Here is a first flower of a plant I have pruned to make a short, compact size. The strain name is 'Music of Mountain Stream'.

I like the blizzard color pattern.

Another blue opened this morning. Small but it opens perfectly each time.

Another blue opened this morning. Small but it opens perfectly each time.

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This one opened today. I like the dark ring and colors.

Very nice that last one; and the one before looks like it has a light bulb inside -- beautiful!

Thank you, eloise_ca!

This is the coldest weekend of the winter so far, ugh! And no flowers to distract me at present time!

How gorgeous! Do you grow them in large window or under lights or ??

Hi, Vala, yes to both questions. They grow nicely and make flowers all winter long. Here are some recent flowers.

Hi, Vala, yes to both questions. They grow nicely and make flowers all winter long. Here are some recent flowers.

Fresh color on a freezing morning.

gerris2, they are all so beautiful! I am just so impressed that you grow them year around, which I haven't tried but just might!

Thanks Eloise_ca!

Here is one from today. :-)

Wow! Incredible blooms everyone! I'm so inspired to try MG indoors myself now!
Perhaps this has already been covered somewhere but I couldn't find the answer...will MG grown inside produce seeds on their own or do they have to be hand-pollinated?

Also, how deep of a pot do I need for just one or two seeds?

Thanks so much, orionsrose.

With the mutant strains of Ipomoea nil I have been able to use small pots, maybe quart size. The size of the pot used depends on what species you are growing. Some species do not lend themselves well to being grown indoors, such as Ipomoea purpurea. The plant just gets too large. I suppose a purpurea could be grown indoors with judicious pruning, while watching for flower bud production.

I use only one seed per pot. Even when I grow outdoors, I only plant one seed per pot. If you get something rare and precious looking, it is easier to collect seeds if it grown isolated in its own pot.

MGs are self-fertile, usually, and you will see seed production on indoors grown plants.

A flower from yesterday. I like the color in combination with the yellow leaves.

Thank you very much gerris2 for your helpful info!

Thank you, orionsrose. What MGs will you be growing this summer?

Thankfully the vines keep blooming.

Wow! Kind of nostalgic for me because the first flowers that I had ever planted from seed were MGs in Oahu. Each morning when I awoke, I would peek out the window to feast my eyes on them.

Your blooms are so beautiful! I had no idea MG's were so varied. Please direct me to a website where I could order seeds.

Thank you.

-Kadie (aka -bong)

Send me an email and I can help you out. Thanks for your kind words, Kadie.

Thank you, gerris2.

I am waiting for response from Houzz support to tell me how to send an email to a member.

Love the interesting variegated leaves gerris2!

This summer I'm trying to avoid cross-pollination (so I can seed collect) and growing Heavenly Blues, Milky Ways, and some unnamed purple/blue watercolor-like Japanese morning glories from seeds I bought on eBay last year. I'm a little bummed out that I can't grow more variety but I'd rather have true seeds for now.
Not sure what I'll grow inside, probably seeds I need to identify as my ID project is going to take years as it is. I don't have too much room so it'll probably be just a few.

Kadie, I believe in order to exchange email, you need to enable messaging. Go to edit your profile, then advanced settings, then towards the bottom of that page you click on a drop-down menu and choose I think the middle choice, which enables messaging with people you follow in Houzz. Then to message me, you must click on my user name and on the little pop-up window click follow. I have done that with you already. Once all this is done, presumably a click button will appear on our profile pages to send a message.

Here are some recent photos - *LOVE*

Oh wow, I love the purple!!! What is the name of that one?
Joseph/gerris2 - The name change caught me off guard! LOL

The frilly white strikes my fancy.

Joseph, I have messaged you.

More views of the MG flowers from today.

Ipomoea purpurea white hige flower looks like a fantastic frozen flaming torch, a concept only seen in Asagao gardening and Marvel Comics.

Another Fuji no Monet flower set from today.

Thanks for the name of the lovely purple one!
BTW, what is the name of the flower that you use for your avatar/ID picture? It looks incredibly similar to the "unknown name" one I bought seeds for on eBay and am attempting to grow this year. I would so love to know the actual name.

The avatar photo has no name, unfortunately. Purple blue blizzard with yellow leaves is what it is, purely descriptive, a bit like the Japanese name their strains of Ipomoea nil.

Yeah, that was all I knew about it too - I was so hoping it had a known proper name but oh well. Thank you anyway.

I guess I will close this thread. Thanks to all who added comments. I look forward to seeing your MG flowers here in this forum!

i know this is from may this year,but was wondering if Joseph(Gerris2)grew any more exotic morning glories this year?love them,would love to set up a trade.

what a great time to review these beauties snowmageddon here in MD!!!

Do you soak your indoor morning glory seeds before planting them? I'm very new so I might need a few tips from you all if that's ok

What MGs do you have, and we can proceed from there?

All this eye candy makes me want to dive into my seeds and think about which ones I will grow this year!

Me too, I'm ready to start planting some!

Reseeding can be an issue for gardeners who are not diligent in collecting seeds from the vines. Ipomoea nil (such as Kikyo Ice and Blue Silk) are not big reseeders but you will get volunteer seedlings if you do not collect the ripe seeds or do not clip the green seed pods off. Ipomoea tricolor (such as Heavenly Blue) will not be a problem but Ipomoea purpurea (such as Grandpa Ott's) will make many seeds. Controlling reseeding is a grower's task.