Interesting bud

I am eagerly awaitng the blooming of this vine, I. Quierbraplato. I find the buds on this one very interesting. Look , their are holes that go through the bud.

Wow! Are those the secondary bracts? They're huge! Can't wait to see a flower :)

-Zem

will be watching to see what happens.

Looks like some type of venus fly trap(!)...

Still waiting for the blooms, but this is what the buds look like today. Wierd.

What the updated photo shows is that this is not a picture of a single flowerbud,but the early development of an entire cluster of pedicels and flowers...the stem you are holding is the peduncle...the two large outer bracts are protecting the developing cluster...the structure visible in the very center,is going to branch out into even more clustering...most likely of a 'hanging' cluster type...
Looks like this is a species that will only be able to be grown by those people living in very warm climate zones,based on the late season developement of the inflorescence,which I will venture to say is going to be a type of compound umbell structure...the flower clustering may turn out to look like a cross between Ipomoea setosa and Merremia umbellata...
Still wondeing if the flowers will bloom during the day or at night and if they will fragrant at all...time will tell...
Keep us all updated Lisa...
TTY,...

I know, I am eagerly awaiting this.

Well, here is an update. This is what the morning glory looks like this morning.

Hope the flowers look as pretty as the buds do. Just gorgeous.
Janett

Very nice(!) photo Lisa...I'm wondering how many flowers will ultimately develop on that particular cluster...looks like at least 6...maybe more...still wondering what color the flowers will be...I'm thinking white possibly with a darker throat...maybe the flowers will be green(!)...thumbs up(!)...

What a neat and strange bud, rylaff. I tried looking it up and couldn't find anything on it. Where do you find such cool seeds?
:) Donna

Ron sent it to me to grow out for him since it is warmer here. I was thrilled that it sprouted because I only had one and the seed was years old. Dying to see what it looks like.

We can't wait to see pictures to.
:) Donna

The very center buds in each cluster have grown very large and should open up tomorrow or the next day. I am thinking pale yellow or white.

Two have opened up today. White with a yellow green cast to it.

That is beautiful!!

Janis

Ah finally blooming. how big is those beauties?
Janett

HURRAY(!)...Finally got to see what this critter looks like...

The way the stamens are arranged,I'm wondering if this is actually in the sub-family Psiloconiae> group Psiloconeae> Merremiods tribe...rather than sub-family Echinoconiae>Echinoconeae group>Ipomoeeae,tribe...

The stamens have a curvature to them,are approximately even in height and may be attached higher up on the base of the petal,rather than closer to the base of the style as in most Ipomoea...

We'll just have to have a closer look(!)...

Looks like the bloom is about 4 inches across.

What time did the flower open and let us know when it closes up...also is there any detectable scent(?)...


The tiered 'antler' type of clustering structure is certainly an 'eye catcher'...

Looking Good...Let's see how it continues to develop...and hopefully produce some nice big healthy seeds(!)...

Great Going Lisa(!)...

What a beauty! We're definitely going to keep our fingers crossed for seeds....right!
:) Donna

DIBS! lol, could I join the line for seeds also? Beautiful flower!

-Zem

Good going, Lisa! My seed didn't make it, and now I know it probably wouldn't have since it's pretty cool here for us now. Beautiful flower! I'm so envious! ;-)

Its is chilly here also, but warmer than usual. In an effort to make sure this plant makes it untill seeds, I have created a micro climate. So far, so good. It is interesting how long it stays open. It blooms about five pm , stays open all day and night the next day. And then closes on the third day.

Wow, that's pretty long for a flower! How long has the vine gotten? I'm curious, since I have a greenhouse now. *G*

I find it interesting that this species starts to open at 5pm ...in the late afternoon/very early evening,and stays open about the same length of time as the Merremia dissecta and the Ipomoea indica...this allows a longer viewing period and also allows the blossum to take advantage of both daytime and nightime pollinators...
Opening at 5 pm may allow this to be called an early opening type of moon flower vine...
We're all hoping for some freshened up seed...

I am hand pollinating each flower with a camel hair brush. Ron, I want to send you some pollen. What do I put it in?

Hi Lisa,
Placing the pollen loaded anthers/stamens into a small glass or clear plastic container would be good...glass would be preferable...
I looking forward to seeing the flowers opened in a cluster formation...

So far, they are opening one at a time.

I recently received some additional information from the original supplier to me that the species Ipomoea 'Quebraplata' was collected in the Mexican state of Oaxaca,in the southern Sierra Madre.
A picture of the flower was shown to Prof.Daniel F. Austin who was of the impression that the species was Ipomoea longipedunculata(= Ipomoea orizabensis and/or Merremia longipedunculata)...and this may very well prove to be the case,although the species in question sure looks like the Ipomoea santillianii(= I.santilani) here

http://www.cs.umb.edu/~whaber/Monte/Plant/Conv/Ipom-plat.html
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~whaber/Monte/Plant/Conv/Ipo-wht.html
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~whaber/Monte/Plant/Conv/img/Ipom-sant-hfl-5-b.jpg

I am still very interested to see if the pollen is indeed spinulose or smooth...but either way,I think we're pretty close to a positive ID on this interesting early evening flowering species..
TTY,...



This message was edited Apr 17, 2006 11:15 AM