Grandpa Ott - Ipomea
This vigorous variety spreads over 5 m and offers flowers with dark blue petals forming a red star.
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in bucket, in the ground
Sow in pots, under light cover, 4 weeks before the last frost and cover with 1 cm of soil. Water lightly. Transplant into the ground, after the last frosts, at a minimum distance of 40 cm in all directions. For direct sowing, sow lightly in sufficiently warmed soil and thin to a minimum distance of 40 cm in all directions. To promote germination, soak seeds in water the day before sowing.
It produces numerous seeds and spontaneously resprouts.
March, April, May
April, May, June
June, July, August, September, October
in the ground, in pot
sunny
fort
sandy, humus
rich, drained
Ipomoea purpurea
mid-season
50 seeds
Blue
From 400 to 500 cm
cordiform
Germany
This variety originated in Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the legendary varieties that were at the origin of the Seed Savers Exchange in the United States. It was entrusted to Kent Whealy by Baptist John Ott, a farmer living near St Lucas, Iowa, in 1972.
