The shape of the first flower.

szarvas, Hungary

Have you noticed that the very first flower often has this form : either a star.

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szarvas, Hungary

An other one .

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szarvas, Hungary

Later, his normal formr will like this one.

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That is an interesting observation, Dany. I have not witnessed this phenomenon but will watch the plants which have not flowered yet to see what happens.

Joseph

(Becky) in Sebastian, FL(Zone 10a)

Dany - I see that happening on some of mine, too!

Now here is the real question ...

If we collected seeds from that first bloom, would they produce a vine of flowers shaped just like that???? Now that would be really cool if they did!

szarvas, Hungary

Only the star-shaped flowers I think NOT!
But very likely the seeds will have the genetic makeup of this cultivar with this property to make star-shaped flowers.

Here is a stange foliage - Ipomoea Nil ?

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(Becky) in Sebastian, FL(Zone 10a)

Dany - LOL! I think you are right! Here is a star shaped bloom on my Heian Umi x Rose Silk vine. I usually notice the star shaped blooms towards the end of a vine's lifecycle as well as the very beginning.

What cultivar do those unusual leaves belong to?

(Becky) in Sebastian, FL(Zone 10a)

Well, let's try this again to see if I can get my photo to upload ... Grrr

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Jacksonville, AR(Zone 7b)

Dany eager to see what blooms you get from that unusual, pretty foliage.

Nice bloom Becky.

East Bridgewater, MA


Lovely color!

I take it back...this one made the pattern you observed, Dany.

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And this one seemed to drift that way...

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Tokyo, Japan(Zone 10a)

Dany your Mgs are so out of this world mate. Joseph my friend the same.


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This message was edited Jun 21, 2010 9:40 AM

Jon,

We are in a mutual admiration society, arigato gozaimasu.

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