Have you ever felt speechless? I have. The psalmist felt a loss for words when he considered the wonders of God’s presence in the life of Israel. “Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done, .
.. if I would declare and speak of them, they would be too numerous to count” (Psalm 40:5).
In the morning glory family we note especially the invasive nature of the common variety and its lack of herbal value since its discovery centuries ago. The many sources note that today’s wildflower, another member of the morning glory family, had significant value for Native Americans for many years. In keeping with the scripture passage, its blossoms are like trumpets that herald the good news of God’s love.
WILD POTATO VINE Ipomoea pandurataWild potato vine has a white bloom that is shaped the same as the common morning glory; however, those morning glories may be purple, red, bluish, and variegated but rarely pure white. The throat of the wild potato vine is lavender-red and usually deeper than the other morning glories. The bloom of the wild potato vine is two to three inches in diameter, the largest in the family.
The leaf of the wild potato vine is shaped like a large arrowhead and, in contrast, the morning glory’s leaves on my garden fence are shaped like lyres. Another easily mistaken wildflower is the hedge bindweed (calystegia spithamaea). It is white with leaves similar to the Wild Potato Vine but without the lavender throat of the blossom.
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