Gorgeous Mystery Vine Flowering!

Wowee – It’s been a while since I posted! Memorial Day goings on and being busy at work have kept me from my blog – and from too many other blogs that I love to visit as well.

I’m finally ready to play catch up.

There’s a lot happening in our garden right now – tomatoes are growing at an incredible rate, African Blue Basil tried to flower on me (I pinched them all off in hopes it will keep growing), the Morning Glory has triumphed over the slugs, and lots of things are gearing up to flower.

For now, I’m posting this picture of a vine that is growing back along our driveway wall. The “soil” there is pretty compacted and it’s definitely not the most ideal spot for anything to grow, yet this beauty seems to be doing just fine. I nearly pulled it a couple of weeks ago but figured I’d let it go to see what it did…turns out it does this:

Pretty cool, huh?

Anyone have any idea what it is? Or how to propagate it? It’s lovely and so far doesn’t seem invasive…I might like to see more of it around these parts!

What’s the Story, Morning Glory?

Hmmm…the Morning Glory seedling I brought home looked nice and healthy. I planted it in good soil with some added compost and it got plenty of rain these past two weeks. The site has good drainage and a fence to climb. The other things planted in that same area – Thunbergia (Black-Eyed Susan vine), Cupani Sweet Peas, and Vinca – are all doing quite well.

What’s the story, Morning Glory? Not happy? Being eaten? What can I do to save you?

Here’s the sorry state of this sad little plant, which now has holes in the leaves and looks a bit tattered and torn:

I hope it makes it. We’re really hoping to have some climbing color on that fence this summer!