Several friends have told me that moon vine also have blue flowers but they
didn't know where to get the seed. Has anyone seen these blue moon flowers
and if so where can one get seed?

Thank you,
Patrick

I am not sure about this. maybe moon vine is like hydrangea when you
put acid on the soil it gets blue flowers. I am not sure i have never
grown moon vine.
Chuckie in the frozen north zone 5

"Patrick Mulkey" wrote in message
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Several friends have told me that moon vine also have blue flowers but
they didn't know where to get the seed. Has anyone seen these blue moon
flowers and if so where can one get seed?

Thank you,
Patrick


Do you know the Latin name for the white version?

Ipomoea alba Calonyction
That is the latin name I have for the vine
Chuckie in the frozen north zone 5

"Chuckie" wrote in message
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Ipomoea alba Calonyction
That is the latin name I have for the vine
Chuckie in the frozen north zone 5


OK. I asked because that's normally called Moonflower. While poking around
the web, I noticed the term "moon vine" used as a common name for Datura,
which almost passes for Ipomoea, except it doesn't have the drop-dead
gorgeous smell. There are blue Datura, so if all you want is the visual
similarity, they might do the trick. If you need the scent, too, keep
searching.

Back to Ipomoea: This site mentions a purple one, and a source:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/31933/

But they do not bloom at night, I had some growing this year, and while nice
and big, they are not the same as moon vines.


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"Hal" wrote in message
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On 9 Dec 2005 18:10:44 -0800, "Chuckie" wrote:

Ipomoea alba Calonyction
That is the latin name I have for the vine
Chuckie in the frozen north zone 5

I believe the blue Impomoea is called a morning glory.

http://www.ethnobotanysource.com/hea...lory_seeds.htm

Regards,

Hal