Ipomoea Species, Entireleaf Morning Glory, Ivy-Leaved Morning Glory (Ipomoea nil)

by nybsop Nov 26, 2012 12:47 PM

I know this by Ivy Leaf Morning Glory. The bloom is almost like Heavenly Blue without the yellow in the throat.

True soft sky blue, smaller bloom than common Morning Glory.

my seedling 6.4.03

14.4.03

leaf.

Ipomoea Hederacea-Wild in my area, this is a different varriation with flowers that do not like to open wide

flower from above

leaf-young plant

flower bud

flower open fully

first seedpod (digitally zoomed image, sorry so blurry)

seedpod closeup showing curly secondary bracts.

wild seedling... with a bud.

Baldwin County, Alabama

Ipomoea hederacea with cordate leaves. Baldwin County, Alabama

Mature seed pod, Baldwin County, AL

multi-pod stem, Baldwin County, AL

Ipomoea hederacea seeds closeup...photo courtesy of Xeramtheum

Ipomoea hederacea cotyledons and first true leaves...

One of the many "volunteers" that popped up this spring!

Flower, Leaf & Bud

From Ron "Ipomoea hederacea "Ivy Leaf MG" is usually associated with tri-lobed or multi-lobed leaves and formerly included a subtaxa designation of var.integriuscula for cordate leaves."

Morning Glory growing wild on a Missouri creek

Has anyone seen my ladder?

Creeping up a rope that was laying around

These grow wild around here

Quite a sight in the cornfields early in September

September 2007 Virginia

This wild form of Ipomoea niloccurs naturaly in Brazilian southeastern and central states, it can be easily grown from seeds.

Brazilian wild phenotype.

Brazilian wild phenotype

This was a gift from a bird.

I. hederacea (var. integriuscula) "Entire Leaf MG" showing cordate leaves.

Ipomoea hederacea

Close-up of sepals.

Ipomoea hederacea sepals

Hairs on heart-shaped leaves stand straight up, blue-lavender blossoms appear in early morning

Vines cascading over fence in early morning sunlight

Ipomoea hederacea - Ivyleaf Morning Glory

Entireleaf MG's bud growing, soon it will reveal its beautiful blue flower!

A wild Entireleaf I was lucky to come across, I came back nearly daily to check on it for blooms, and I wasn't dissapointed.

A crisp view of Entireleaf's blooms. I love its size and colors.

This vine is doing so great, even though it has to compete with kudzu!

Here is a good picture showing the leaf, flower, and sepals.

Entireleaf MG is different from Ivy-Leaved by, you guess it, its leaf shape. Note the cordate leaves.

Wild Entireleaf MG growing on some old wire. Its blooms fade to shades of purple as they age and then close up purple, not even close to the sky blue they start out as.

One of my poor Entireleaf MGs was attacked by a squirrel, and I had to cut it back, but I put the (now) cutting in soil and the buds it was growing still managed to produce this amazing flower!