Cathy got a pot of seedlings from our friend Janis. The mice got into them and they were therefore all mixed up, so Cathy called it the Mouse Mix. This is one of the plants from that, a moonflower (Ipomoea alba). The related I. batatas is the sweet potato and is also grown as an ornamental, because of its unusually shaped leaves. This, clearly, is grown for the large, white flower. In tropical climates it can grow to 70 feet or more, but here, grown as an annual, it won’t get anywhere near that. This one is tiny, growing in a pot on our driveway. Starting them early and putting them out as soon as the danger of frost is past can give you ten or fifteen feet of growth, though, and is worth trying.
Ipomoea alba (Moonflower)
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Thursday, October 01, 2020, Ipomoea alba (Moonflower)
#ipomoea #ipomoeaalba #moonflower #tenderperennial #white
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#ipomoea #ipomoeaalba #moonflower #tenderperennial #white
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.