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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

'Moon Flower'

Moon Flower in full bloom




Moon Flower seed pod

I recieved this striking plant as a gift from my aunt this spring, knowing only what the seed pod looked like....what I was unaware of was the beautiful large bloom that this small, ground hugging plant she had, was going to surprise me with....
Now, I am pleased to see my own seed pod hopefully develop to maturity so I can share....The real fun part for me is that this plant is a perennial in our zone 3-4 area....now, isn't that a hoot....
Enjoy and love your day away into the starlit night...

5 comments:

Dee said...

Beautiful! I tried to grow a moonflower once, it bloomed one pitiful bloom & then promptly died. :(
I hope yours will flourish and you'll have a garden of them blooming beautifully.

Wishing you a lovely rest of the week! :)

Cher' Shots said...

Its just such a fascinating plant ~ gotta love it!

Anonymous said...

Hmmm. Looks like an angel trumpet to me. Moonflowers are "viney".

Anonymous said...

AND they tend to bloom at night!

jmedlin said...

How did you harvest these seeds? I have a huge plant with tons of seed pods. I'm not sure if I should let them dry on the vine or clip them off and then let them dry.