Found this growing wild at the family home in a tub where my brother was trying to grow tomatoes. It has small blue/purple flowers (about the size of a thumbnail) and heart-shaped leaves. Is it some sort of morning glory? wild morning glory? ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
It does not look like any of the Morning Glories that I have ever seen, either wild or not. And we have lots of the wild ones here. I have no idea what it is.
The leaves reminded me of a morning glory... but the flowers... not really. Except that they did open up on the morning and then close in the afternoon. I've never seen them before... I was wondering if I should keep it or not?
Its a pretty little vine,,I would keep it till I found out what it is. Surely someone here will know about it.
I have a place that I need to cover with vines... this one is cute... and it was free! I'll see about getting it separated into it's own pot... until it's cooler to transplant. I'll keep looking online in the meantime.
Cheryl I think what you have is hairy cluster vine (Jacquemontia tamnifolia). It grows to 7 ft., is an annual, and is a member of the morning glory family. The flowers generally close up by lunchtime, but if the day is overcast and cool, they can stay open longer. It's the only variety of Jacquemontia that grows in Texas. Lovely vine, easily grown from seed, and if you plant it you will likely have self-seeded vines next year.
Yes... Marlin... Thanks! It is a hairy cluster vine (Jacquemontia tamnifolia). I think I'll keep it. The area I need covered is a fence between our pasture and the neighbors. So if it spreads... no problemo!
