Japanese Morning Glory (Ipomoea nil 'Rose Silk') in the Morning Glories Database - Garden.org

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Water Preferences:	Mesic

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Japanese Morning Glory

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Location: Hampton, Virginia
Date: 2019-08-05
It was my understanding 'Chocolate Rose Silk', was all one cultiv

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Date: 2011-08-31
Large beautiful sill like blooms are abundant

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Location: Home
Date: 2022-08-10
Two, for one. Had as.many as six blooms, all at once.

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Location: Home
Date: 2022-07-29
With petaloid.

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Location: Home
Date: 2022-08-06
When it first started flowering. Improved over time.

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One of the first MG's I ever grew...from Park Seed, lovely!

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Location: my garden
Date: 2007-08-31
Ipomoea nil 'Rose Silk" (came as RS/'Almost Solid')

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Location: Home
Good color, on this one. Very heavy bloomer.

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Location: Indoors
Date: 2011-10-17
nicely variegated, three lobed leaves.

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Location: Indoors
Date: 2011-10-17
blooming in my bathroom

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Date: 2011-08-31

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Posted by threegardeners (Brockville, Ontario, Canada - Zone 5a) on Oct 18, 2011 11:33 AM concerning plant:

Flower is 2.5 inches across.

Almost need a longer growing season for these here in Zone 5a. Mine always have to be brought inside in the Fall since they're just starting to bloom when frost comes the first week of September from seeds planted late May.

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