Saint Cloud, MN (Zone 4b) | February 2008 | negative
Not thrilled about this one, vines stayed short and not as many blooms as other MGs. Purchased 2 commercial plants, one never grew over 6...Read More inches and the other got to maybe 3 feet tall.
I have been growing this MG for 5 years now, I would not be without it. I order my seeds every year because the collected seed does not c...Read Moreome back with the pronounced white wagon wheel. It thrives even in my south Louisiana heat.
Ipomoea x imperialis is not a legitimate accepted Scientific epithet but is frequently used by the horticultural trade and the Mt.Fuji se...Read Moreries is a marketing name for some of the Youjiro hybrid strains created by Dr.Yoneda.
2003 first year I tried the seed. Loved it!!!! Very nice from a hanging basket. What I ordered said there were blue and green flowers als...Read Moreo (I didn't get any of them but would like to know if that is a color of these.) But I am very pleased with the results would definately recommend to someone else.
One thing that I have found with all Morning Glories is that the more sun they get the more water they need to keep plant looking good.
I planted this seed mix about four years ago, and since then these Morning Glories have come back on their own from dropped seeds. Seeds ...Read Morelocated in areas of full sun sprout the quickest (they bloom mid-summer).
Only two colors germinated the first year (pink and dark purple), and after that only pink germinated. Strangely, this year I have dark purple blooms on one vine AND magenta blooms on another, along with my myriad pink-blooming vines! They are all incredibly bright and beautifully colored.
Vines much shorter than the average morning glory. Flowers do not look nearly as nice as in pictures. Much less vibrant colors and stri...Read Moreping then shown in photos. Germination rates low.
I just love these. This is my first year to have Mt Fuji and I am so very pleased with how the vine and the flowers look. I run out ear...Read Morely every morning just to see the new flowers. Today it is 7/11/03 and they have been flowering for a few weeks now. It seems that only 1 vine is flowering, so hopefully more will be soon. The one flowering has very 'deep' purple flowers with the wagon wheel white. I'm anxious to see the other colors in person. They stay open longer in the day than the regular MG's. If you've never planted this before, give them a try. Very easy and 'very' rewarding!!! Enjoy!!!
This is a Japanese hybrid, sometimes referred to as Yojiro, of Ipomoea purpurea and I. nil (backcrossed to I. nil.) ...Read More I know of no accepted designation for this hybrid, so maybe it is best labeled as nil-purpurea or nil x purpurea. (
Not thrilled about this one, vines stayed short and not as many blooms as other MGs. Purchased 2 commercial plants, one never grew over 6...Read More
I have been growing this MG for 5 years now, I would not be without it. I order my seeds every year because the collected seed does not c...Read More
Ipomoea x imperialis is not a legitimate accepted Scientific epithet but is frequently used by the horticultural trade and the Mt.Fuji se...Read More
2003 first year I tried the seed. Loved it!!!! Very nice from a hanging basket. What I ordered said there were blue and green flowers als...Read More
I planted this seed mix about four years ago, and since then these Morning Glories have come back on their own from dropped seeds. Seeds ...Read More
Vines much shorter than the average morning glory. Flowers do not look nearly as nice as in pictures. Much less vibrant colors and stri...Read More
I just love these. This is my first year to have Mt Fuji and I am so very pleased with how the vine and the flowers look. I run out ear...Read More
This is a Japanese hybrid, sometimes referred to as Yojiro, of Ipomoea purpurea and I. nil (backcrossed to I. nil.) ...Read More