I. Plantense

I. Platense

This message was edited Sep 21, 2005 8:26 PM

The leaves

Bloom from the side

The seed pod.

Another picture of the bloom

Oh boy, that is beautiful.. it looks great.. and it produces seeds...woweee.

How old is your plant.. mine doesn't want to bloom, it is still in the four inch pot it came in. Should i transplant this baby into a bigger pot?

ahelms,
LOVE YOUR VINE.
I tried last year to germinate seeds with no luck.
Gonna give it another try over the winter.

Thanks so much for sharing.
Emma

Wow that is gorgeous!! I be hummers would like that. I love the foliage too.

Oh Cwap,
*dragging out want list again, should just make a list of the stuff I don't want*

mg

okay this one is going on my want list too. beautiful

I. platense

You're so right, Kay. I can't spell. LOL

The very first(!) picture that I've seen of a seedpod of Ipomoea platensis (actually I.platense is an outdated term used by some commercial sources )...Congratulations(!)...a nice closeup of the seedpod would be a great(!) addition to the database...

This message was edited Sep 22, 2005 5:28 AM

Hi Ron,

If 'plantense' is outdated, what is the current
description?

Thank you,

Taramark

Hi Taramark,
I have the updated term mentioned in the first sentence in my post above and that is Ipomoea platensis...
Hope that helps...
TTY...

The seed pod for Ron.

I don't know if anyone has done this, but, last year some of the vines broke off the main plant with the caudex. So, I put them into water and they rooted. They are very healthy today and even though they will not form a caudex, hopefully they will bloom. If you all cut them down for the winter, try rooting them.

Thanks Antionette. I'll try that.

ahelms - Thanks for the picture

Gourd - rooted cuttings from caudiciform plants if kept going,will eventually produce a caudiciform root...keep the cuttings going and you will see...

TTY'all,
Ron

oooooooh,, Ron,

That is great to know. I have a cissus tuberosa that is doing that. The cuttings are about two years old on this one, but they are definitely getting budda looking.

Ron, does the I. Platensis need a couple of years to bloom? I've not fertilized it ever.. maybe I needed to do that. And Ron, Thank you for everything you help us with.

Gourd - Thanks for the thanks,but trying to help is why I am here...Many of the perennial species need at least 2 or more years to bloom,but if you got your plant from Logees,the plants they send out are usually of blooming age...Did you buy your I.platensis as a plant or did you grow it from seed...a little phosphorus won't hurt it...may help to stimulate the blooms and is good for the roots...

I got a couple of these plants at a cactus place here in CA, Grigsbys Cactus. They have lots of the caudex forming succulents, etc. They were a good size then, so this would be their second year with me. I really need to repot all these, because they just look like they need it. They are potted up with good drainage like the cactus normally are. Maybe I need to change the soil?

This is the size they were about a year ago or a little longer than that. They are still in those pots. 4inch.. (old photo)

Gourd - I had one last year that had a root smaller than any of those,but had three vining stems about 4 feet each and flowered fine...I tried to overwinter it outdoors and that 'didn't work'...I do what everybody says not to...I feed mine extravagantly(!)...and they have never failed me...but soil high in the 3 macronutrients may not work for every location and situation...I still think a phosphorus treat wouldn't hurt them...

That is really pretty!

Wow that is really an accomplishment Ada, very nice indeed.
"Smilin"........

Dee

Love the leaves on this species. So different, so desirable.

Joseph

Very pretty, ahelms! Did you start it from seeds?

Gourd yours are cute!
:) Donna

Donna, I didn't start my first one from seed. I got it from Logee's or Karutz's. I take both in the greehouse for the winter.

Both places do have some neat plants.
:) Donna