Ipomoea, Tall Morning Glory 'Star of Yelta'

This is a reliable bloomer and vigorous grower in my area (S. Central KY, zone 6b). Reseeds but isn't overly invasive. The flowers are ...Read Morevery striking, especially in the morning when fresh. They appear silky and have a beautiful sheen to the surface of the blooms. The rich violet-purple background with the brighter magenta-purple star and white throat are an eye-catching combination. Blooms freely.

I planted this once and have have had it every year since. It reseeds like crazy, which is good or bad, depending on how many you want. ...Read More I like it because I just pull up the ones I don't need.

Star of Yelta is holding its own in long planters on my sunny, hot, windy, south-facing apartment balcony; you can almost see it growing,...Read More it's so fast, and the blooms are gorgeous. When it reaches the top of the balcony railing it either flops over the side, and blooms nicely there, or keeps climbing up a couple of shepherd's hook planters I've installed at the corners of the balcony. So far it hasn't stopped climbing (Aug. 1).

I used a sowing rate of one package of seeds for every 30-inches of planter length, which results in a good privacy screen. It's growing on plastic netting of 2-cm squares. The germination rate was well over 90%; I started the seeds indoors because I was impatient, but this is almost not necessary, they're so fast. Seeds were purchased from Vesey's, in Prince Edward Island.

The plants are producing a reasonable number of blooms every day given the stressful location, and their colour is stunningly rich. It needs at watering at least daily in this environment, and sometimes twice a day, or else it wilts dramatically - but it is very forgiving and recovers nicely if I've let it go a few hours too long. Some mulch would be of benefit as well. I would definitely grow Star of Yelta again in a future year, for its reliability and beautiful, beautiful blooms.

The most vigorous, shade tolerant, reseeding, drought tolerant, etcetera, etcetera of any cultivar I have grown. Mine makes quick juice ...Read Moreof a fifteen-foot post with chicken wire.
I believe it to be bigger, stronger, more "bug" resistant and a little deeper color than 'Grandpa Ott.'
Has cold-tolerant seeds and these sprout in earlier/cooler weather than other morning glories.

I hereby confide that I have a secret world domination plot: I've scattered several cups of seed from this plant across almost a quarter mile of fence on a new neighborhood. (Don't worry, I've not set free a menace, it is easily controlled in my dry area.)

Wait around until next summer for a picture, and pray that the property owners do not spray!

Truly one of my favorites. The first to bloom and it comes back reseeding itself year after year in the same place! The blooms last fo...Read Morer months and the vine is a monster-grower! The deep purple and that pink star are stunning. The blooms fade by late afternoon, but they are up with the sun and provide wonderful color.

'Star of Yelta' starts blooming earlier than any other morning glory that I've grown, and it continues all summer and into the fall. I s...Read Moretart my seeds indoors in peat pots 3 weeks before the last frost date.

These plants have a breath-taking bloom - you would think they were fake they are so beautiful and I have found them easy to grow in full...Read More sun or part shade. In full sun, the vines don't last as long as they will in part shade in my zone.

I have this vine coming up (not flowering yet) and I've only been growing MG's for a few years now, but I thought 'Star of Yelta' was the...Read More same as 'Grandpa Ott's'!