Morning Glories: Ipomoea purpurea X Ipomoea nil, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Joseph - Thanks for that information about your Yaguruma and Maisugata vines and their seed production. Interesting ...

Well, finally! My dh built the window shelves and they are working out great. I will be growing 8 vines (in their own pots) in the bedroom window. We'll see how many sprout ...

I am growing 2 of the lighter seeds from the possible cross of Purple Flaked (I. purpurea) and BAW (I. nil). I am also growing a BAW seed. Also a "Pink/Blue Star" seed which I got from Bev that looks like it "might" be an I. purpurea seed. Not sure though what species it is. (Small light tan seeds.) And I am growing 2 more of her seeds - Heian no Kaori (also known as "Oreheme") and Seiryu. I believe these seeds are older (possibly 2004), so I am not sure how easily they will germinate. If they don't germinate, I'll try the nicking and soaking method if I can find the time. Alot going on personally for me right now ...

I am also growing a seed from Blue Blizzard (F1) from the summer grow-out and one seed from the Fuji Chocolate vine that I just grew. The Blue Blizzard didn't produce much in the way of seeds this current grow-out and I know some of you were wanting seeds. Five of these seeds being grown are definitely I. nils, the other 3 I am not sure about. Well ... yes ... I am sure about the Purple Flaked being an I. purpurea. But am hoping it is also a cross with I. nil. :-)

Here is a photo of the 2 PF seeds. I have them marked by letters corresponding to the letter on each pot. So as you can see, one seed is light and the other is a darker tan/brown color.