Jane Smiley, who is in St. Louis this week, writes the introduction to a "rediscovered classic, " "The Moonflower Vine" by Jetta Carleton. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author being "Interpreter of ...
It's hard to say which is more surprising: that Jetta Carleton's "The Moonflower Vine" is her first novel, that it's her only published novel -- or that it's essentially been forgotten. When it first ...
Arriving nearly 50 years after her bestselling debut, The Moonflower Vine, Carleton’s (1913–1999) second novel is a witty and romantic portrait of a young Midwestern woman coming to grips with ...
Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) is a fragrant perennial vine known for its stunning, white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom at night, often called night-blooming morning glory. With large, heart-shaped green leaves and sturdy stems, moonflowers add elegance and aroma to evening gardens from midsummer to fall. Thriving in well-draining, moist soil with full sunlight, they grow best in temperatures ...
Ipomoea alba, known in English as white tropical morning glory, moonflower or moonvine, is a species of night-blooming morning glory, [3] native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, from Argentina to northern Mexico, Arizona, Florida [4] and the West Indies. [5] Though formerly classified as genus Calonyction, species aculeatum, it is now properly assigned to genus ...
If you're looking for a low-maintenance climbing vine that will look great in your moon garden, look no further than moonflower. The name says a lot, but gardening expert Melissa Strauss has more details about this great plant, along with instructions on how to plant and grow your very own moonflower from seed!