I. albivenia

I started 3 seeds for this last year, and the seedlings were doing pretty good (according to Ron!), in the ground. Of course, winter came along, and I piled some extra soil and mulch on them. Well, you know how winter makes everything look "icky". 2 out of the 3 seedlings didn't make it - that is to say, they dried out on top - maybe something will come out from the roots, I don't know. But the 3rd seedling - though it lost it's leaves - kept a green color under the . . . skin?

Anyway, I've been watering 2-3 times per week, starting to wonder if anything will happen, then I find this!

I only hope that the Merremia tuberosa will do the same!

Updated photo . . .

Also looks like it may be branching out as well . . .

It looks quite happy, such big leaves it has!

Thanks, Joseph. If you put yours in the ground, make sure you mulch it well in the winter!

Oh, I forgot to mention to you . . . I was looking at your member page over the weekend, and my DS said "Mommy, that man has a bug on his head!"

Thanks, Nichole, that's funny! At least he did not say I had bugs IN my head LOL!


This message was edited May 31, 2008 7:01 AM

OMG, Joseph - you DO have a bug on your head! A really big one. They'd be hauling me off to the funny farm if one of those was hanging out on my head!


Healthy, happy looking MG Nichole!

Joanne

Hey Nichole - Really nice that the Ipomoea albivenia is doing so well...

I wonder what color throat yours will have (pink or yellow) and if the corolla will be smooth or 'crinkly' / pleated...

The 'wild kotten' should be fragrant either way...

TTY,...

Ron

Thanks, Ron. I'm really looking forward to finding out about the color, too! Um . . . any ideas on whether I'll get blooms this year?

Interesting vine, Nichole! Is this a perennial MG?

It is, Becky. I started these seeds last May . . . the first year was for root development, now I'm hoping to see the vines take off this year!

That's cool! I wonder how aggressive it would grow in my hot zone? (zone 9b/10a) I saw the photos in PlantFile and couldn't believe how huge this vine grows! WOW! Is it fragrant?

I don't know yet - this is the first time I've grown it. Seems to me I was reading a post where someone said it was very fragrant . . . I want to say it was Joseph, but it may have been someone in the Brug forum . . .

My albivenia flowers were very fragrant, and my plant flowered up in a big way in its 2nd year. You'll have fun, Nichole!