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Posted: Sep/04/2009 9:21 AM PST
Are they also called Morning Glorys? They look very similar. I wonder if it's two distinct but similar plants, or one plant with two nick names? |
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Posted: Sep/04/2009 1:22 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by carolyncat353 I'm not sure if C-----? is talking about Moonflower vine or Datura. Some people in different parts of the country call a Datura a Moonflower-and yes, I have heard of kids getting high with some parts of the Datura plant. In fact, a lot of nurseries around here quit carrying Datura for that reason.Datura is not the same thing and yes, they are poison/hallucinogenic. But people do get them confused. My moonflowers are rather large and flat whereas datura flowers are trumpet shaped. I don't believe you can get datura anymore unless someone shares with you. I only have purple datura seeds ~ no white. Oh, and datura and moonflower seeds look nothing alike either. |
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Posted: Sep/04/2009 1:24 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by PlantAvenue Are they also called Morning Glorys? They look very similar. I wonder if it's two distinct but similar plants, or one plant with two nick names?Yes you are right PlantA (and welcome to GG!  ). Both morning glories and moonflower are in the ipomoea family (so is cypress vine) and flowers open at certain times of the day depending on the plant.
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Posted: Sep/04/2009 3:32 PM PST
I have a question and it is kinda off subject but not too bad  .I gave my neighbor a few morning glory starts..well mine are purple a light purple? and some are a light blue, well his are a different blue, white and white with a pink inset on them. Is it his soil type that changed the color on it and can I ask him to give me back a start off each one of them to see if I can get those colors here...LOL I am being serious about the question though. |
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Posted: Sep/04/2009 4:38 PM PST
I take it this is GOOD neighbor and not BAD neighbor ? Well, all I can think is that SOME plants (and I'm not exactly sure which ones) don't run true to color from the parent plant. I mean, who knows what those silly old bees were up to all summer? So the seeds you collect may produce a different color flower. This is common with columbines ~ not sure on morning glories. Now ya got me going ~ I want to do a little research on this. As far as asking ~ ask. They were your seeds to start out with ETA ~ ok, I did a little research on this color thing and I got myself really bogged down reading deeply scientific articles about enzymes and biochemical pathways ~ ack. Anyway, a lot of things can affect color: soil, water, fertilizer, etc. But pollination has the most to do with it. So it looks like as we suspected ~ the bees and hummers have been busy! Morning glories are genetically programmed to have the ability to change color, so ~ always something new in the garden ~ I like garden surprises! |
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Posted: Sep/05/2009 7:12 AM PST
He is a great neighbor..phewww. Thank you for racking your cranium for me..  The birds and hummers, well I'll be. He has no problem with pitching some back my way so with luck I will get the same. |
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Posted: Sep/22/2009 9:09 PM PST
I had a moonflower vine one year and it grew up my the lattice that covered the end of my deck (about 10ft. off the ground) and it was beautiful and smelled so wonderful. I have tried to grow them again but haven't had any luck with them. I have got to try again next year. Your are gorgeous. |
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