pix for Ron

Here is one that was asked your input.

Asking the correct ID for my little blue beauty ?

I didn't know there was a MG forum until today ..lol

Thanks for your help, as always :-)
~Alice

Sepals please.... ;)

How about pictures of the seeds....measure the diameter of the the corolla.

I`ll guess but I`m a student here so it is only a guess for fun. It favors some kind of hederacea but the leaves are heart shaped instead of like the ivy leafed one.

I like them and think they look pretty.

Btw,I have another question for Ron. Is is possible for ipomoea nil and ipomoea hederacea to hybridize?

This message was edited Feb 6, 2007 4:50 PM

Hi Alice,

Glad to hear from you...it's been 'awhile' since we spoke...

The photo of the Ipomoea in question as posted on e-bay here
http://i20.ebayimg.com/01/i/08/b8/c9/05_1.JPG

looks to be a somewhat different angle and allowed me to zoom in on the curling sepal visible just to the right of the flower on the left...this enabled me to confirm what I 'sort of' already knew by the overall look of the plant that the ID is Ipomoea hederacea >with the common name of "Entire Leaf Morning Glory"...it was previously known as Ipomoea hederacea var.integriuscula to distinguish the heart leaved form from the more easily recognized 'ivy leaf' form,but var.integriuscula is now not officially recognized as a distinct variety from Ipomoea hederacea as a plant can potentially carry for both leaf forms...

I still prefer to utilize the integriuscula variety term in a somewhat unofficial capacity in a general attempt to help distinguish the cordate leaf form from the multilobed leaf form...but of course the sepals are the key to the identity...

Here is a link to entries in the PlantFiles showing Ipomoea hederacea with cordate shaped leaves...
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/125105/
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/125104/


Karen - Ipomoea hederacea and Ipomoea nil have been hybridized by Dr.Yoneda and other botanists in well funded research labs,but neither of these 2 species are known to hybridize in the wild...

The "Minibar Rose" sepals indicate that Ipomoea hederacea was likely used to produce that cultivar and Ipomoea hederacea may be willing to to hybridize with that cultivar...similar to the youjiro acting as interspecific bridges...

Ipomoea hederacea is known to be more cold hardy than Ipomoea nil and usually sets seeds earlier...( hint >! hint> ! )...

Thanks for the questions and...

Hope my feedback proves to be helpful...

TTY,...

Ron

Nice to see you again, too, Ron :-))
Thank you very much :-)
~Alice

Yes, thanks Ron. As always very helpful and informative! I do have some ideas for next year. I`m prepared for watching buds fall off the plants and I`m going to try. I will share later if I come up with anything interesting enough to take a picture. :)

BTW,Alice I bought your little pretty blue. I have just the spot for it in a naturalized spot in my garden! It`s funny how the wild side of my garden got plenty of admiring looks and critters really love it too.

Hi Alice.....

WONDERFUL to see you on the MG Forum.
Emma