Thursday, August 09, 2007

Ipomoea alba - Moonflower Vine


This is the first year I've planted moonflower. I started it inside by seed and I messed up and set it out too early. We had a really late frost that killed all of my seedlings so I started again and this time sowed directly into the ground. This one grew up the gutter on the front of the house and just started blooming about a week ago. The blooms open up in the evening and they fall off the next day but there's plenty of buds getting ready for the next day. I love this big white bloom and it reminds me a little of the evening guord blooms I had a few weeks ago.
Moonflower is closely related to morning glory vine and the flowers are very fragrant.