Morning Glories: woody african genera, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Thanks Antoinette for the additional information.

Frank - My sticto was started from seeds this past Fall (Sept. 2010). It has been under lights since then. I need to pot it up outside, but I have a seed pod forming on it and am waiting until after the seed pod is ripe and collected before I transplant this vine outdoors. I need more seeds in case this vine doesn't make it. Ironically, it seems to have gone into rest mode and has been dropping leaves and some of the vine branches are dying back. Though I have new branches growing from near the base of the plant. I am thinking it needs a rest period from all the growth and blooms. Or maybe when it is making seeds, it stops growing so much. Here is a photo taken several months ago (January). I prune and wrap the vine around itself because of limited space under lights indoors.