Has anyone here grown this species before? I am wondering if it is an aggressive vine? Is it related to Bindweed?
I got this seed from CJ and I believe he got it from India. (Not sure though ...)
The only photos that I can find of it are on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operculina_turpethum
There is only a drawing on PF:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/179447/
This message was edited May 10, 2011 7:59 PM
Looked under different names and found it grows in Texas. And found a bunch of photos:
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=Operculina+turpethum&biw=1280&bih=774
I am not worried about it's growth, just wondering if I need to be careful about the seeds dropping on the ground. Looks like it might be aggressive growing. I really like the flowers! :-)
I found this article:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1963455771/
And followed it to a bunch of flickr photos:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=operculina+turpethum&w=all&s=int&referer_searched=1
And found this link, too:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Transparent%20Wood%20Rose.html
A beautiful vine and the blooms look large!!!!
This message was edited May 10, 2011 8:24 PM
Becky, is this getting any buds? I'm really surprised and pleased at some of the blooms you got in the first year of some species mgs.
It's still a baby. I think seeds were sowed the beginning of April. But it is growing rather rapidly, which is another reason I wondered about it. I love the blooms on the website link photos.
