Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Neonicotinoids pesticides, 1 by vitrsna

vitrsna wrote:
I can show you photos of seeds and seedlings. Who did you order your seeds from? I ask this because in the US, Mexican Flame Vine (Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides aka Senecio confusus) generally cannot be grown from seed. This vine is widely considered in the US to be sterile.

The plants i have produce viable seeds and i have several young plants from seed, but the original plant is from a cutting i found in an abandoned garden. As with some plants, the seeds remain viable only for a short time. I have tried sending some seeds to both India and the US but none of those seeds germinated. You should be able to find a vine (easily started from cuttings) in the US at a nursery. To be sure you are ordering the correct plant, use both the common names and both botanical names. You might check with your seed vendor to make sure they are sending you what you are expecting. Possibly you can cancel the order. There are a number of plants referred to as Mexican Flame something, Mexican Firespike, etc and can be easily confused. You can order one vine from a nursery or seller online and then take a cutting when that one grows up a bit so you don't have to purchase 2 plants. You can also check the "trades" section here at DG and either purchase or swap seedlings. The vine surely should be available to you in Florida and maybe very close to home.