looking for Convolvulus palaestinus and C scammonia seeds

ceej1963 Jun 23, 2009

hello i'm looking for seeds of Convolvuls palaestinus and C scammonia...
here are some link with pics and some location data:

Convolvulus palaestinus:
http://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=1892
http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?action=specie&specie=CONPAL

Convolvulus scammonia:
http://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=761
http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?action=specie&specie=CONSCA

i really hope someone can help me out with this one...

many thanks
Colin

p.s. I would be interested in any other Convolvulus species too :-)

This message was edited Jun 23, 2009 5:11 PM

Rareseedman Birmingham, United Kingdom Jun 26, 2009

It looks very much like Calystegia occidentalis but 2 different species

This message was edited Jun 26, 2009 12:08 PM

Rareseedman Birmingham, United Kingdom Jun 26, 2009

Here is the comparison from Calflora, Scammony is native to the med

This message was edited Jun 26, 2009 12:09 PM

Rareseedman Birmingham, United Kingdom Jun 26, 2009

I tried to post the botanical for Scammonia; see it in the post below

This message was edited Jun 26, 2009 12:11 PM

Rareseedman Birmingham, United Kingdom Jun 26, 2009

Hope you find it...! Let me know when you do, I think it also went under the name of ipomoea scammonia until the taxon changed

Rareseedman Birmingham, United Kingdom Jun 26, 2009

Here is another one you might like Convolvulus secundus native to around the same area; I had some from Eilat but it died :( again not my photo

KayJones Lee's Summit, MO(Zone 6a) Jun 27, 2009

Oh, that is pretty - I want seeds for this one, too!

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