September 4, 2003
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2003/9/5 Glorious Morning
Here are some more past pictures of a perennial vine called Ipomea that I first fell in love with at our neighborhood in Shinjuku. It was always covered with these lovely blue/purple flowers. I even went back and took some cuttings to try to get them to root. I managed, but was also happy to find the same plant sold in a flower shop in the new neighborhood. These did much better. They are not doing too well at present, because dotter forgets to water them, but they are still alive, a testimony to their hardiness.
2003/9/5 These are from last night and this morning. See the seven buds ready to bloom?
2008 Edit: These pictures were taken during the first year that we had this plant. During the first year we had plenty of flowers, but after that just a lot of vines. Perhaps more fertilizer is needed. I also like to let the vines entwine themselves all over the veranda fencing, but when a typhoon comes through we have to unwind it all and move it to a safer place. I should say that I have to unwind it all. Hubby's solution to every problem involves either duct tape or scissors.
More from Sept. 2003: Here are more pictures from last night of an "evening glory" or yuugao. I had seen it getting ready to flower, but did not expect such a big bloom so soon, and was glad that I had not missed the show, as it had shriveled by morning.
