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Ipomoea purpurea
Vining plant that produces dark purple to white blooms all summer. Vines have reached 10-11 feet when supported by a trellis of some kind.
Our backyard where my parents have made trellis' out of the body frame of old, rusted corn cribs. The area where these were planted get full to partial sunlight. The soil is rather sandy and somewhat dry in this area. Further back we have wetlands surrounded by grazing pasture and woodlands. We keep this particular area mowed and have other garden flowers and wildflowers blooming nearby.
My mother got a packet of Morning Glory seeds and started them at her home. When they were about 5-8 inches tall, she gave some of them to us to plant up here 3-4" from our corn crib trellis'. Since she started them from seed, I don't know their exact name or subspecies.
Spotted on Aug 5, 2009
Submitted on Dec 24, 2012
7 Comments
Ipomoea purpurea
This mission states "No domesticated plants please. I do not want plants from your garden or greenhouse, unless it something that you would normally see growing in the wild in Minnesota."
Eliza3-I was fortunate enough 19-20 years ago to spend some time on Nantucket and do remember seeing these as well as the most amazingly rich, blue hydrangeas I'd ever seen in my life there. We also loved all the wild Blueberries and Raspberries growing along the roads and the pretty, pink wild-roses planted in hedgerows along the paths leading to the ocean. Such a beautiful area. :-)
VineWorld-Thank you so much! My parents built trellis' out of old, rusting corn cribs that stand easily 9-11 feet high. This variety grows from the ground to the peek of the trellis' and everywhere in between. "-) The ground is very dry and mostly sand but what dirt there is, is rich and black. Every year she starts some plants from seed. Next year I'll be sure to get the name off the package she uses prior to planting and photographing them. :-)
This is definently a New England;s Gardener's Delight
On top of that its most likely 'Grandpa Otts' or 'Star of Yelta' cultivar. Both are basically one and the same when it comes to hue; but according to some sources 'Star of Yelta' is considered to be a taller growing variety.
Probably Ipomoea purpurea; Purple Morning Glory.