Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus)

my Antigonon seedlings 27.2.03

Mitjo,
Did you find you needed do to anything special to these seeds before planting? How deep did you plant them?

I have some seeds and was just wondering if there were any tricks to growing these .. . .

Thanks,
Onalee

Hi Onalee!
I didnt use any especial tricks, I plantes them as normal seeds. I didnt it take very long to germinate.

Thank you - I'll give them a try in the spring, then.

Thanks for the response!

Onalee

Hello, I have some flowers that I am drying out right now. Did you cover your seeds with soil or did you keep them at the top? How many times did you water it a day?

I have been trying to propagate this plant via softwood and hardwood cuttings but have not been successful. Now trying via the seeds via the flowers that I have gotten from a friend's plant. Any advice on successfully planting this would be very much appreciated!!!

Dennislim - hopefully Mitjo can answer - I tried planting some, none came up - I'm thinking they need it very warm . . .will try again in the late spring . . .

good luck!

Onalee

Hey onalee, I tried exposing the cuttings to full sun but that was also not successful. I am from Malaysia and we have hot sun all year round. The closest I ever got with the cuttings was green shoots growing for 2 to 4 weeks. But as soon as the stems started drying out, the shoots went down with them too. I tried 6 cuttings, 3 were good for a while. I even wrapped them in clear plastic to keep the moisture in, but to no avail.

Apart from the flowers that I am drying out, I am re-trying the hardwood cuttings, but via a different method. Consulted the Royal Horticulture book of Gardening and it said to cut about 2 inch of the stem, terminating the cutting just above the buds. I hope you get what I am describing. It has been about 10 days, still no shoots yet. But the book did state to wait for a month. I will keep you posted. I am watering three times a day now. Malaysia is experiencing extremely hot weather now, reaching up to 35 degrees celsius!!!

Seems to me these seeds should germinate, though - as these vines spread easily and quickly here . . . I just don't know the secret to it . . According to Mitjo above, it was no big deal to get them to germinate . . Although, they do put out THOUSANDS of seeds - maybe germination is low? Otherwise we would really be taken over with this vine (almost are now!). I don't know the answer, but certainly would like to find it. It's too cold here now to try these, will try again in late spring . .

If I find any info, I'll let you know!

Thanks,
Onalee

Hi,
How are your coral vines doing? Did you have to do any thing special to the seeds to get them to start? Do I have to nick the seeds and soak them first.? I have a seed mat so I would like to get some started this winter.
Regards,
Mickey Perreaud

if this is a help to anyone out there with bad luck getting these started- i cut the very tip off the pointed end of the seed coat and soaked them in warm water for about six hours- then wrapped them in moist paper towel and put them in a ziploc bag on an old heating pad placed on the high setting- a pad meant for people- not plants- covered with a piece of newspaper and now- after five days i have a third sprouted out of 25 seeds. can you say yay!?

Denislim,
Hi I saw the coral vines in Seam Reip Cambodia and in Bangkok. That is were I fell in love with them.I never thought I would be able to grow them were I live in the hot desert but I have been able to get seeds and young plants. Pink is the normal color but I have been able to find a red and white type.
Seedlings take at least 2 years to flower I think so I broke down and bought plants. I think they like a lot of water and they will run or craw a good 50 feet on something.
They also can take the cold.
In town,Phoenix I found a house were the whole west side of the wall was just covered solidly in the pink flowers.
It is strange, there is a lady on ebay that sells the seeds names Onalee. She just has the pink. I hope to try growing some red and white ones this winter but I'm not sure were I am going to put them mine got pretty thick in the area were I put them.
Regards,
Kyle
Arizona

I would think a heating pad on high would cook the seeds. I had a very good germanation rate. I also did it in the house in winter in a rooting bed with a grow light. I haven't tried cuttings but I would think they don't like heat till they have good roots and I would keep them in the shade till they adjust.
Mickey
Arizona