Ipomoea wolcottiana . . . From Acapulco

This photo, you can see more new leaves shooting out.

Hi Emma,
Those look so healthy. Good going there.
A.

Thanks Antoinette,

I do hope we see blooms from this plant before long.

Emma

You just may, by the end of this year. They sure will be worth the wait.
A.

Emma,
I have another dumb question (been full of those lately)... How long (need just an estimate) do I.nils take to bloom from date of sowing? I'm going nuts here wanting a bloom.
A.

Antoinette,
I should know the answer to that but I don't keep records 'that' accurate.
I am guessing about 60-days, but I'll bet Karen, Ron or Arlan can tell you exactly.
Good question!

Emma

Edited to add:
Also this would depend on the temperature that the seedling is planted.
I think I've see a chart on this on Dr. Yoneda's site.


This message was edited Mar 19, 2007 3:59 PM

Antoinette,

I live in Lower Alabama and I can give you some information from last year in this climate.

I planted seed of Ehigasa on 3/3/2006 inside under lights, seedlings started to emerge on 3/06/2006. I planted the seedlings outside on 3/12/2006 and had the first flower on 4/28/2006. This was a bit early and the plants didn't grow too fast because the air and ground were cool.

On 3/17/2006 I planted seeds inside of QO426, a blue JMG, seedlings started to emerge on 3/23/2006 and I had first flower on 5/8/2006. I failed to jot down when I planted them outside. These plants grew faster and were much healthier....and bloomed in fewer days.

This year I have planted my seeds in styrofoam cups (with miniblind labels written in soft pencil...! - sound familiar?) outside on the back porch and will let mother nature control the pace more. The seeds I planted on 3/3/2007 are up and growing nicely. I planted the majority of my list last week end....with some that will have to wait until next week end....so I will have a slower start this year...but hopefully healthier, more robust plants.

I would encourage folks to use the tools here on DG....i.e. the Journals and Diaries...to document your year...it really helps in planning the next one!

Hope this helps.

Arlan

Emma you have my mouth watering agian. i only have a few moonvines and yellow ones going at the moment. it dropped back down into the 30s agian. wish mother nature would make up her mind.

Gourd - It depends on the exact strain or cultivar and a combination of factors like lighting,temperature and time of year...

Notice the contrasting time frames that the Ipomoea nil flowered for Beth and Arlan in the thread here
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/699118/

TTY,...

Ron

I think many of the Nils depends on the time you start them. If you plant early in the year it takes longer and if you plant late it will bloom sooner. Growing inside in the fall is planting late so you get blooms sooner than if you start the seed early in spring I think? Like Ron says it depends on a lot of things like kind of plant,temperature, growing and lighting conditions and time of year etc.

This message was edited Mar 20, 2007 8:25 AM

Thank you Arlan, Emma and Gardener.

Arlan, how are the styrofoam cups performing? There are several mg varieties (60) that I started on Jan 29, and then have another (35) couple of sets started in March. Although some seeds did rot, there are almost 90% germinated and growing. I do have to start taking more photos and putting them into the DG Diary (keep my written notes here)

In 2004 & 2005 I documented sowing dates, germination dates and seed collecting dates erractically, but I cannot tell which date most bloomed.

Thanks Ron,

It may take a little longer here too because of the inconsistent temps, air moisture and lord knows, I've been trying to supplement.. I keep some air circulating and also it keeps the area cooler with the air humidifier.


Emma,
Congrats on rooting that beauty up there.. hoping for tons of blooms for you.
A.

This message was edited Mar 20, 2007 8:46 AM

Antoinette,

I've enjoyed your extensive Diary of various Ipomoea cotyledons. I have it bookmarked! I began to explore different organizational schemes with the DG Journals last year, primarily motivated by my desire to have access to my garden information while I travel on business. I've been amazed at how often I now go back and review details of pictures or dates.... my learning curve has been rather steep this year, much of it facilitated by the details I had documented previously. It has given me great motivation to document even more details about my plants as I sort out their performance and characteristics. My goal has not been to duplicate the PlantFiles, but to help me understand and define my plants and maybe determine if some are representative of that elusive "standard" that really doesn't seem to exist for MG hybrids and strains.

This is my first year using the styrofoam cups, but so far I'm pleased. I think the plants will continue to do well, especially because the containers are deeper than what I used last year. I'm anxious to return home this weekend to discover what germination took place this week!

Arlan

Hi Arlan,
Sounds great, keep us informed also.. hope all those seeds germinated for you. let us know how it goes. I've started a few more.

Emma,
Thank you for not kicking us off your thread.
A.

Hey, Not a problem, I'm enjoying this.
Emma