ABC Wednesday
M is for Morning Glory  |
| Blue and Purple Morning Glory, Ipomoea purpurea |
They are usually planted to climb a trellis, but may be grown in hanging baskets or window boxes.
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| The base of the flower is white, letting light into the center of the bloom. |
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| In bright sunlight they seem to glow from within. |
And because of their rapid growth, they may be classified as invasive in some areas.
And for Outdoor Wednesday, we have butterflies!
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| The Red Spider Lilies, Lycoris radiata, are blooming. They are sometimes called Hurricane Lilies or Resurrection Lilies |
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| In Autumn the Sulphur Butterflies pass through our area going south for the winter |
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| Since these two have different wing spot patterns, I wonder if they are male and female. |
Hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!
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Very lovely flowers.
ReplyDeleteMorning glories, whenever I could get them to grow I was fascinated!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos of the Morning Glories and Spider Lilies. Very nice fall color! I planted seeds of the annual Morning Glory years ago and it always comes back and can be pretty invasive in my garden if don't watch it. Now the perennial Morning Glory 'Blue Dawn Vine' (although beautiful) is one that I hope to never see again. I simply could not control it! Happy gardening!
ReplyDeleteVivid colours.
ReplyDeleteI have a love hate relationship with morning glories :)
ReplyDeleteMy yard is loaded with the spider lilies. A few years ago I sent my friends momma some to Kansas City. She told Kathy that they were blooming their heads off now. I'm glad they made it.
I love morning glories - beautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know morning glory can also be white...so that's what I see when I'm out walking the dog.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
Lovely flowers! This colour blue is my favourite colour!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week!
Wil, ABCW Team
This is the first year I have grown Spider Lilies and I was delighted with them, - lovely morning glory and your background is a most special blue. Deep and luscious...
ReplyDeleteReally liking those red spider lilies!
ReplyDeleteI should have thought of morning glories. Our neighbors' are taking over our bouganvillea. But i don't really mind because they are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the purple morning glories in your photo. I have not had much success with them though. The butterflies hanging on the spider lilies are cute.
ReplyDeleteAh! The second set of spider lilies I've seen this morning. Beautiful. Are these the flowers that have no leaves and simply stick straight up from the ground?
ReplyDeleteYes, there are several kinds of Lily bulbs that produce flower stalks without leaves, and Spider Lily is one of them.
DeleteHappy Week-end!
Lea
What a bountiful, bevy of blooms (High BBB rating, I guess). Alway's love 'Grandpa Ott's. Enjoy it all while it lasts.
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