Prolific Vine

This is one prolific morning glory vine.   I am convinced that if I could have tied a string from the trellis to the very top of the house,  this vine would have made a climb that far and beyond.   In fact the tendrils that are reaching out on all sides have wrapped themselves around one another multiple times.   And still, they are looking for places to go!

I have been waiting for and hoping for some blossoms!  I 'googled' 'when do morning glories bloom' and got no specific answer.  It seems to depend upon many different things--the variety, the location of the plant, the location where you are, etc.   So I still do not know exactly when to expect the blossoms.   I do very much hope they materialize. At this point, it is a lesson in patience!

For whatever reason, this has not been a good year for the hydrangeas to put out flowers.  Lots of foliage, but very few blooms.   It has been a very rainy summer.  Maybe that has affected the hydrangea, and perhaps also the morning glories.  Maybe they like shade and are getting too much sun.

I love morning glories.  I have hope that they will come through.  And I hope that they are blue.  Ah, blue morning glories!  That would be nice.   But truthfully, at this point, I'd settle for any color.

It would seem like such a waste of energy and effort on the part of this plant, for it not to produce any flowers.   But maybe that is just my bias.  Maybe the vine doesn't care!  Who knows?