A Stink Bug on a Crocosmia.

If, as your name implies, you’re in Jersey, It’s a Southern Green Shield Bug on a Crocosmia.

Further info here https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Pentatomidae/nezara_viridula.html 

Will look up both bugs. Thanks for all your help

The bugs are one and the same, the American and British versions.

The native British one is the Common Green Shield Bug. The OP’s picture shows a different species, Southern Green Shield Bug, which is a relatively new arrival here here.

I was referring to the difference between Stink and Shield.

Got it.

Just saw your post on the legalities of morning glory in your state. How much risk do you believe is associated with purchasing the seeds?

Jay, what state are you in, and what species of Ipomoea are you wanting to grow?

I reside in Michigan. I'm not sure if I can even grow Ipomoea or possess the seeds in my state as it has laws prohibiting its possession. (Legislation)

I don't think there are laws prohibiting growing morning glories in Michigan. I think the only state prohibiting them is Arizona, because Arizona has 12 native species of Ipomoea, and I'm guessing they don't want non native MG because they can hybridize with the native species and weaken their genetics. There's 1 exception. Ipomoea aquatica, Water Spinach, is banned in the US, because it becomes invasive and can choke waterways. Ipomoea aquatica is grown for food in Asia.

"Arizona, Michigan, and a few other states ban the importation of morning glory, even the ornamental kind, because it is considered a noxious weed." Definitely won't be able to order online but some gardening stores could carry it 🤷‍♂️

I'm interested in knowing the source for your information that importation is illegal in Michigan? I know that it's illegal to ship living plants to some states, because of a pathogen they might carry. Ipomoea pandurata is illegal to ship. Morning glories are so easy to grow from seed, that it's not necessary to buy plants. They are a noxious weed in my yard. They produce thousands of seeds that are round, and they roll or get blown by the wind everywhere. That's mostly due to a lot of open bare, or disturbed ground. I think in the wild, morning glories can't proliferate when the ground is already filled with other plants. I'm dealing with 4 morning glory species, I. pandurata, I. lucanosa, I. quamoclit, and the regular garden morning glory. The garden type germinate in the thousands, and then it's an uphill battle trying to remove them all before they climb other plants and flower. In the past my garden has looked like a miniature Kudzu forest, with the morning glories taking the place of Kudzu.

https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdard/documents/pesticide-plant-pest/planthealth/michigan_prohibited_and_restricted_weeds.pdf?rev=044acf897d5b432ca34f4b5b2e575657 (legislation on Ipomoea is on the 3rd page) There might be a loophole with buying their seeds/growing them, but it won't even let me buy the seeds off amazon.

It reads like it's illegal/prohibited to buy the seeds, but Ipomoea isn't listed in the prohibited plants, so you could probably legally grow them? They spelled Ipomoea wrong BTW. It's kind of late to be starting morning glories now. I'd give you seeds if I had some but I don't, at the moment. I'm pretty sure the stores have removed all their seeds too. Are you trying to grow a particular cultivar or color?

"including any weed seed identified under an older scientific name (synonym)" so Ipomoea probably fits under that umbrella. "so you could probably legally grow them?" yeah they can regulate the sale of the seeds but they can't really enforce laws stopping you from growing Ipomoea. Never really looked into a particular cultivar or color, just any MG seeds. Ipomoea have a nice bloom.

Ipomoea has been the genus name for a long time. You can try ordering a hummingbird seed mix that includes morning glories, and maybe they won't notice, or there are a couple other genera in the morning glorie family that aren't on the list.

These are the basic morning glories, Ipomoea purpurea. They are on the prohibited list.

The Japanese morning glories have been bred to get many beautiful cultivars like this double form.

This is Evolvulus, in the morning glorie family Convolvulaceae. Evolvulus is not on the prohibited list. Evolvulus glomerata.

This is Convolvulus tricolor, 'Royal Ensign'. You have the 2 weedy Convolvulus species, Convolvulus arvensis and Convolvulus septum on the prohibited list, but Convolvulus tricolor isn't on the list, and there are a couple other garden worthy Convolvulus species(Convolvulus mauritanica) and Convolvulus sabasius) I gew 'Royal Ensign' years ago, and it was very showy.

There is a small genus of plants called Datura. The have large flowers that are similar to morning glories.

Datura wrightii

Edit:> The picture of Evolvulus has been replaced with a pic of real Evolvulus. Floral, Jay wa😁s asking someone about morning glories on a post they had, and nobody answered his question, so I tried to help. The Crocosmia had already been identified.

Jay, I don't think that picture is Evolvulus. I think it is Convolvulus sabatius.

ps not sure how this discussion evolved from a question about bugs!

Thankyou for all Your help Jay :). You're pretty knowledgeable in this field. I'll look into growing some of the species that are not prohibited. Do you have any preferable websites?

Jay, you're welcome! I don't know of any sights. I haven't ordered morning glory seeds in a long time.

“Edit:> The picture of Evolvulus has been replaced with a pic of real Evolvulus.”

I don’t think that has worked, Jay. I’m not seeing Evolvulus.

I thought I checked it. It's there now.

🙂