You didn't say what type of MG vine you have. If it is an annual, just save seed to replant for next year. If a perennial it should come back in the Spring. Good luck.

Willie,

When I first planted it, I thought it was a perennial. Then a neighbor said she thought it was an annual. I guess I'll save some seeds just in case. If it is an annual, should I trim it back for the winter?

Thanks so much.

Rip it out because now it's ugly.

You can (and probably should) save seeds just for the heck of it (although hybrids will be sterile or unpredictable), but as far as I've heard, you might end up with so many "volunteers" from natural reseeding that you won't have to worry about it except for giving away to others.

I'm keeping seeds because I found out that I started many plants and most were basically late this year (my first), and I did it in several waves. This has made me the happy person who still TODAY has a heavenly blue and a star of yelta in bloom today in November while the ones that knocked my socks off in summer and early fall are drying up with their pods on the vine.

The last hoorah!

Make sure it is not the perennial type before ripping it!

Thank you Barb bronze and calicap.

Very stupid question, but I have no idea whether it is an annual or a perennial - is there any way to tell for sure which one it is?

Thanks so much.

when it fades. cut to about a foot, mulch it well, if it comes back in the spring, then it" a perrenial.

I don't think there are any perennial MGs in z6 just annuals that reseed themselves. What did it look like?

It was blue with a white center. I tried to find pics on the internet and my best guess is Heavenly Blue, but this is still a guess.

If it was heavenly blue it is an annual and you probably will see volunteers next summer. Here is my HB.

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Hi Ronnie,

Yes, that's it! Beautiful!

BTW, when the blooms on mine closed up, they were purple, not blue, correct?

Thanks so much.

Yeah I guess they do look kind of purple. I never thought about that! 0:)