Showing posts with label Ipomoea platensis. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Argentina's Morning Glory

Did any of you read "Angelina's Morning Glory?" Be honest.

Ipomoea platensis. This beautiful and rare Morning Glory comes from Argentina. The vine grows to 12 feet in length and springs from a huge caudex at its base.















Humility




Jester





This is a guava tree in bloom. If you look under the middle flower, you can see guava junior.
Guavas are a super fruit because they are packed with good stuff (my scientific explanation.)





Annona squamosa in flower. Also called Sugar Apple. Fruit will be mature in September.
This is one of my favorite fruits...

once formed, it looks like a big artichoke...

and tastes like cotton candy!






Plumage





Venus flytrap in bloom. But this is not why this plant is grown:







This is why!





Palette





Static




Musica