How big is a moonflower bloom? Let me show you!
If you use the lens cap of my camera as an indicator this moonflower bloom on our arbor is roughly 6-8 inches in diameter! Below the moonflower is a purple sweet potato vine. I think the dark foliage and bright white blooms look great together. Perhaps this year I’ll attempt to train the sweet potato vine to climb the arbor with its white blooming cousin rather than sprawl on the ground everywhere. Of course it does look good sprawling!
They are big blooms aren’t they? And as far as Magic in the Garden… Well that one picture is pure magic if you ask me 🙂 There is nothing more magical then a little one in the garden….
Looks great Dave. I had thought about putting the 2 of them together for the contrast. I like to mix my flowers.
Dave, I grew moonflower up some strings attached to my potting shed porch last year. My first time to grow them and my only regret was not starting the seeds sooner. They were slow out of the gate but when they did take off! Whee! I really enjoyed them and the blooms are very large. I didn't get the nice scent everyone talks about though. I saved some seed and hope they reward me with another summerful of saucer size blooms. The are especially enchanting at dusk.
Skeeter,
There is a very special magic about the kids isn't there!
Lola,
A mix is good. Scratching the surface with a emory board of sand paper does help! Nicking it with a knife is a good option too. The idea is to get the moisture inside the seed to germinate the embryo.
Jennifer,
I noticed the heat seemed to really help them take off. When it got warm in July their growth sped up quite a bit. I'm hoping to start them indoors in biodegradable pots to get a jump start of growth this year.