Comments on: You Asked, We Answered: The Mystery Plant Is… http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/you-asked-we-answered-the-mystery-plant-is/ The online magazine of the Getty Fri, 24 May 2013 20:59:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Annelisa Stephan http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/you-asked-we-answered-the-mystery-plant-is/#comment-39259 Annelisa Stephan Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:32:13 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1661#comment-39259 Hi Lisa, You are correct! According to our book "Plants in the Getty's Central Garden," Spanish flag is actually "a short-lived perennial treated as a warm-weather annual." It's very tender (frost-sensitive), so most gardeners treat it as an annual. Like other Ipomoeas, it's a strong, vigorous vine that grows quickly up a trellis -- though not quite as robustly as its famously invasive cousin Ipomoea purpurea (common morning glory), an annual vine that can grow to 6 feet+ in a matter of weeks. Hi Lisa, You are correct! According to our book “Plants in the Getty’s Central Garden,” Spanish flag is actually “a short-lived perennial treated as a warm-weather annual.” It’s very tender (frost-sensitive), so most gardeners treat it as an annual. Like other Ipomoeas, it’s a strong, vigorous vine that grows quickly up a trellis — though not quite as robustly as its famously invasive cousin Ipomoea purpurea (common morning glory), an annual vine that can grow to 6 feet+ in a matter of weeks.

]]> By: Lisa http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/you-asked-we-answered-the-mystery-plant-is/#comment-38994 Lisa Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:39:16 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1661#comment-38994 I can't believe this is an annual. At least from the picture it looks like it's grown so far up the trellis. How fast does it grow? I can’t believe this is an annual. At least from the picture it looks like it’s grown so far up the trellis. How fast does it grow?

]]> By: energyadvisor http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/you-asked-we-answered-the-mystery-plant-is/#comment-5322 energyadvisor Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:25:27 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1661#comment-5322 Wow, beautiful plant! I didn't know of this plant. I'm a landscaper in Surinam and we have a plant called "Brunfelsia pauciflora" with similar behavior. It's common name is "yesterday, today and tomorrow". The colors change daily from purple to lavender to white. Also a beautiful plant. I wonder if the "Cuphia hyssopifolia" also grows in Surinam. Thanks for sharing this! Kind regards, Alexander Wow, beautiful plant! I didn’t know of this plant. I’m a landscaper in Surinam and we have a plant called “Brunfelsia pauciflora” with similar behavior.
It’s common name is “yesterday, today and tomorrow”. The colors change daily from purple to lavender to white. Also a beautiful plant. I wonder if the “Cuphia hyssopifolia” also grows in Surinam.
Thanks for sharing this!

Kind regards,
Alexander

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