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TwinLakesChef OC, CA & Twin Lakes , IA(Zone 4b) May 12, 2003

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) May 12, 2003

Lenjo, the Ipomoea Tuberosa seeds are almost the size of a small marble. Quite large and the leaves don't look like MG leaves to me. They are deeply lobed and each lob is very long and thin. Looks like an illegal plant leaf, somewhat. Maybe what you have is the Hawaiian BABY Woodrose. Those seeds are smaller and some that I received from a friend even had that moldy look to them. Mine still have not come up.

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djm906 Mount Prospect, IL(Zone 5a) May 16, 2003

Brugie, mine hasn't come up yet either. I finally soaked it so long, there was a bit of a crack in it, so I planted it. The other one I soaked for a week and planted it too without waiting so long, but I guess it wasn't meant to be! Just had a thought! In the morning I'll go fishing through the pot and see if it is still there or rotted or what!!!!

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) May 16, 2003

I almost always nick the hard coated seeds. I didn't have 100% germination on the Woodrose seeds. Still waiting on the Baby Woodrose to germinate. If I don't get the vines that are growing out of the house soon, they will take over.

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Lenjo Mount Angel, OR(Zone 8a) May 16, 2003

Brugie, do you have link? I did see something that was like what you described a Hawaiian baby tuberose. The first leaves not the true leaves were the ones that reminded me of morning glory but now the true leaves are lobed and five in a group. So I will continue to monitor this mystery.

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) May 17, 2003

http://www.hear.org/pier/metub.htm
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/1694.htm

There are a couple that I've looked at for the Hawaiian Woodrose. I've not checked up on the Baby Woodrose yet.

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Lenjo Mount Angel, OR(Zone 8a) May 17, 2003

Thanks,Brugie, the picture on the second link shows 7 leaves and this thing I have is only five. I did a google on merremia aurea and I kind of have a hunch that is what I have. This thread has been really helpful, thanks everybody and if I ever get a bloom I will be sure to post it. I transplanted 4 of them into larger pots today and left them in the greenhouse. We are having so much wet and very cool weather here that I dare not take them outdoors yet.

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