First flowers of the season!

Ipomoea albivenia




Ipomoea platensis

Calystegia pubescens made its first flower today!

They are very nice especially the first one.

Thanks, Bob! I have a few other strains of Ipomoea albivenia that should bloom soon, so will share more photos.

Looking forward to see them.

Very pretty I do not think I have seen ones with double flowers like that before.

NJBob said:Very pretty I do not think I have seen ones with double flowers like that before.

It is a sterile double bloom strain of Calystegia pubescens. I got it as a gift years ago. It spreads by underground roots so one must grow it in a pot to keep it under control.

Its buds and leaves are being fed upon by fuzzy white caterpillars. I hope they leave some flowers for us to see.

I am amazed how many blooms open each day on the large Ipomoea platensis plant!

There are many buds forming on my Ipomoea albivenia plants.

Here are more views of Ipomoea platensis.

I like crinkly look of the leaves of Ipomoea macrorhiza.

Calystegia pubescens 'Tenshi Botan'

Ipomoea albivenia

Here is a couple views of the first flower from another Ipomoea albivenia plant. The yellow is a bit darker than the other plant I've previously shown (crinkly flower). Two blooms opened tonight and the fragrance was quite strong. I could smell it 1 meter away.

Ipomoea albivenia



Ipomoea verbascoidea about to bloom








New growth on Ipomoea verbascoidea is like velvet

Another strain of Ipomoea albivenia with yellow rays and rosy tube.













Ipomoea albivenia crinkly flower (Nelspruit/Mpumulanga plant # 2)

Purple explosion of Ipomoea verbascoidea, first flower of the season!

The bud yesterday morning


The bud this morning



The bud opened at about 5:00 p.m.!!

That is another very nice one.