Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Plant Height: | climb to 10 feet or more |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Pink Other: Various shades of blue, pink or rose; often with white edges, stripes or blends of colors |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" 3"-4" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Espalier |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: Nick seeds or soak for 12 hours in warm water before sowing. Sow in situ Start indoors |
piksihk | On April 4, 2018 | Seeds sown red speck/kikyozaki (5) back of camellia lg lav./yellow leaf var. - deep blue/white - yellow var leaf - back of camellia dense pink/var leaf - purp. coneflower/monarda fujishibori/purple speck near Rilla H. blue silk pattern w/pink var leaf - front side bed |
piksihk | On September 25, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event above the clouds (4) AoMurasaki blizzard youjiro (4) blue blizzard (5) These two planted together -along fence back chocolate silk/rose silk (5) - seeds gathered- seedlings on ground ? mix I. nil (5)- seeds gathered; several seedlings on ground? |
piksihk | On July 13, 2016 | Seeds sown (1) JMG red speck.. kikyozaki (soak & nicked) - 3 blooms - small cute vine (2) JMG lg lav. yellow leaf varg. (soak) - no germ - convolvulus - pot kitchen window; no germ. |
piksihk | On July 11, 2016 | Bloomed AoMurasaki Blizzard Youjiro cross from EmmaG. - pink bloom with varg. leaves |
piksihk | On June 4, 2016 | Bloomed Blue blizzard - butterfly weed; fence near back gate; seeds gather; |
piksihk | On June 2, 2016 | Seeds sown JMG dense pink var. leaf seed sown 4/4/18 near purple coneflower/monarda |
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Entire Leaf MG by Ron_Convolvulaceae | Aug 6, 2012 12:47 AM | 2 |
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