Mina Lobata

syn ipomoea lobata

described as highly exotic but easy to grow, quickly covers walls, fences, pergolas, obelisks

2.49 RRP for a packet of seeds and its free on this weeks amateur gardening cover which costs 1.50...seems a not bad offer to me

 

http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/6634/1

 

Want one!
Been thinking 'bout trying them in my hot border, no excuse not to now, what a bargain!
Had success with Chilean Glory Vine (eccremocarpus scaber) last year - they've overwintered (Hurray!)& are easy & vigorous.

 

Speaking of Glory

No 2 in a list of

ITS WOTH GERRIN IT THIS WIK YOTHE (Bayleaf will understand the dialect)

Front cover of Amateur Gardening this week is a packet of Gloriosa Superba (Glory Lily) again should be over 2 pound a packet and the mag is �£1.50

Footnote: 3 of my Mina Lobata are up

 

Ey-up me duck, sahnds greet. Av t'gerra copeh

 

Ar orait but when ya gu ta shop kape on causey or ya might get run ova

 

My Mini lobata are up too, found an old packet and so are the Eccremocarpus (Chilian Glory )and lots of others. Cyphomandra are 2 " and the Mirabilis, purple speckled are 9" grow like mad.

Uf wederluege..... SteveW :eek:

 

Gruezi, Ok you win so far Ladybird, but I am still sowing

guete abig

 

Steve and Bayleaf, aint got a clue wat yer talkin about, but Steve, them there Gloriosas take a few years to flower from seed, better getting tubers if you can.

 

Yep beauties aren't they...seen some in flower in the local focus today, where they also had a batch of half standard coleus too!

 

Corrr! what a beaut! Oh dear feel a spend coming on!

 

lol Bayleaf i forgot all about them,grown them some years ago... so much to think about, but have been moving on to newer things lol

 

SteveW Guete an Abig, war sehr fleissig, den ganzen tag
was haben sie neues im triebhus ?