Morning Glories: Ipomoea Seeds 101, 1 by QueenB

QueenB wrote:
The next is Ipomoea nil (imperialis). They come in 3 basic colors: light (brown or tan), brown, and black. Size may vary with these, depending on how happy the vine was. They have a super-fine fuzz on them with a noticeable indentation down the back of the seed, and are somewhat 'boat-shaped' (shape will vary). Most, if not all, seeds that are processed will have lost the fuzz off them. I read that seeds of plants that have variegated leaves will be brown with a darker streak going through the ridge. I tried to capture that in this photo, but you barely see it here. You can tell better when you actually look at the seed. Most Japanese morning glories are I. nil, some being I. nil hybrids.

This message was edited Feb 8, 2005 11:11 PM