convolvulus for gardeners

here's Convolvulus altheaoides... seeds from Martin (gofast) as mentioned above :-)

this is Convolvulus 'angustissimus' (probably not the right name) seeds from Tasmania

Convolvulus chilensis leaves... this one from Chileflora

Convlvulus chilensis leaves... these came with the collection# RB94040 from a UK seed supplier....

cool plants Colin. I love the purple one. i love Convolvulus but are so hard to find here especially in my area. i dont know why these are so hard to find here. sad really a great plant especially for those who have small spaces

I've added you to the C. erubescens, Colin. Your germination method sounds similar to mine, but I haven't done well with nicking tiny seeds. It's hard to see where the eye is on those, in order to avoid it when nicking. But you've inspired me to try harder - DH has a desk light with a lens over the light with some magnification capability. Will add that to my tools and see if it helps.

Imzadi, you are so right about small plants. We have a small 10' x 10' herb garden outside the kitchen door on a transverse slope, with beds supported by dry stone walls gathered from around here. I think a certain petunia is going to find itself under our "Free to Good Home" sign on the street below, if I'm successful in germinating these convolvulus species. The stones have been quite snarky toward that petunia, and will be much more content with the more intriguing convolvulus species. If the convolvulus does not get rust disease or gobble up the real estate like those Ipomoea nils did in 2007, the stones will be delighted with a more dignified summer.

Now, see wacha started, Colin? Great thread :)

karen

i use a pin on the small seeds Karen.... :-)

Colin - Great vines! You've had amazing results in how you are germinating them! Way to go!

My Convolvulus floridus looks like yours, but very teenie. How tall is yours?

it's still very small Becky... it just sat there for ages before it started to get true leaves... perhaps it want's things a little warmer..... it looks as though it should grow into a tallish plant from the pics i've seen though!

this is the write-up off the seed site:
"150 (400)cm, very floriferous (= name!) shrub to small tree. Ideal pot plant with numerous small, pure white flowers in dense stalks. Attractive, shiny green, narrow foliage. Native to the lower succulent zone of all Canary islands, especially Tenerife. Despite its common name this species flowers in cultivation all day long! VII-XI."

sounds lovely :-)

i also have seeds(not sown yet) of Convolvulus scoparius... a closely related type... here's the write-up:
"150 (300)cm, similar to the closely related Convolvulus floridus. Makes woody, upright growing stems with very narrow, almost needle-like leaves and terminal lose racemes of white to light rose flowers. Native of sun exposed, rocky sites in the eastern islands and Tenerife. Plants from Gran Canaria (Bco. de Fataga) tend to grow taller than plants on Tenerife (eastern part of Valle de Güímar), the latter grow much more compact and rarely reach more than 120cm in height. For any rich, well drained soil in an always very sunny spot throughout the year. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VII-XI."

so i think the 10c winter minimum teprature, would also apply to C floridus....

pic=C floridus

Marie i missed your post :-s
i got the Convolvulus sabiatus as plants... but im hoping that they'll produce seeds :-)

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I have found you need to keep these species bone dry in the UK and full sun, when ever I have grown them or found them in Greece they get infested with red spider mite so watch them very carefully, the species from Chile died on me but that was done to winter wet

While looking for a picture of a JMG for my seed files (still looking, lol) i came across this page with some interesting Convolvulus photos from a link previously posted by Ron~
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/photos.asp?title=Convolvulaceae&list=322

cheers
:D

On b-and-t-world interesting the Ipomoea Tricolor Mix - never hear about that cultivar !

Dany

Ron said they were ( i believe, not a excact quote, here Ron) less than perfect but ~I was very happy to see these plants with such diverse potential!!
:D

convolvulus sabiatus flowers.... this is a lovely plant, the flowers last a couple of days for me, with the blooms slightly closing up at night, opening late morning and lasting untill the evening... i've read that there is also a dark blue form, so i'll have to keep an eye open for that one.

Hey Colin,

Do you have the sabiatus growing in your house or outside?


Martin

Hi Martin... i put them outside last weekend.. they had been in the greenhouse for a couple of months though....

I kind of figured that you had a greenhouse...

Your althoeides look better than mine, which I kind of crammed in between my nils...

My first purpurea (pink hige) are flowering and I should be getting my first nil blooms shortly.


Martin

good going Martin... i can't wait for our althaeoides to flower... where did you get the seeds BTW?

here's a Convolvulus chilensis flower... it was nearly open this morning... but like Martin's C tricolor... i think they should be called noon glories... i
the flower is just a little smaller than sabiatus...

Colin, I collected the seeds on the mountain "Drat" here in Fes. I identified the flower from its shrivelled up leaves and collected some seed pods then...I think I had about 15 seeds that I shared with others from the forum including yourself. There are two plants on the balcony, soI hope they will produce flowers and seeds shortly.


Martin

thanks Martin.... that's great :-)

Colin, you wouldn't know where to get seeds of this one: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo134756.htm, for example?

Any connections to an Indian restaurant perhaps with staff that has relatives in India?


Martin

I'm still looking Martin....

Martin... maybe i should try a holiday in Crete!!
http://www.stridvall.se/flowers/gallery/Convolvulaceae_1?page=1

The sheer variety in convolvulaceae blows my mind...

Colin, did you buy any stictodardia baraviensis from Thailandplant at ebay?

Martin

yes Martin... i've got some left if you want some... dmail me...

Thinking that is a convolvulus that is also growing wild on Castle Hill, this plant will follow me home tomorrow for closer perusal.

Colin - What a sweet little bloom. :-) http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6631952

thanks Becky... and nice one annette... hope you get lots of seeds :-)

Brazilian morning glory, ipomoea setosa. It kind of looks prickly, but the prickles are rather soft...I wonder how the seed pod will develop...

Annette - I agree with Colin. Nice little bloom! I was composing my post about the time you posted last night. :-)

Martin - The Setosa seed pods will be large, up-turned pods. I, too, love that vine. The flowers are pretty, but it's the vine itself that gets my attention. Love the thorns (NOT!) that are soft and flexible. Such a cooooool vine! :-)

Here is a photo of forming seed pods. They get larger and of course turn brown when ripe:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/88134/

Becky, you are such an asset to our forum here.............. Always making connections and links to something. Thanks for that last photo, It gives me hope for mine too.
Frank

Frank - What a nice thing to say! Thank you! I think most everyone that posts here on this forum are wonderful assets to MGs and to the members here!

BTW - I am quite sure that you will get plenty of seeds from your Setosa. They are very easy to hand-pollinate! ;-)

this: ''Any connections to an Indian restaurant perhaps with staff that has relatives in India?'' is the best reason to try new cuisine I have ever heard! ~!! Brilliant~! No luck so far on the I. Sepiaria though am finding many articles on it..
darren

Fernman23, occasionally one has to think out of the box to get what one wants. My other brilliant idea would be to contact biology teachers in the respective countries and ask them if they could motivate their pupils to go plant hunting (for a pecuniary reward perhaps?!) on their next school outing...

I was once looking for a proofreader of my French translation, so I checked the local phone book and sure enough came across "Dubois" which sounded French to me. The lady turned out to be a French nurse, but she was also linguistically gifted and was able to help me...

Fernman23 are you 23 years old? You know how difficult it is to get Japanese amaryllis bulbs these days if you don't speak Japanese (well a lot ofJapanese speak English you may object, which is true, but Japanese people don't readily share their secrets with foreigners or in a foreign language) if you don't have any life contacts there?

The fact that I speak the local lingo (Derischa) after a fashion and almost 4 years now has opened up so many new possibilities for me in Morocco when I am hunting for seeds or plant information...even though many people speak French here some of the real secrets (like recipes for cooking) you will only get in Arabic...

Imagine if somebody needed something special from Morocco I might find and get it for him/her before you can say Jack Robinson...



Martin

good ideas Darren and Martin...
this species might be one to bring up with your set meal for two....lol
http://tapovan.tradeindia.com/Exporters_Suppliers/Exporter18091.281471/Shankhpushpi-Convolvulus-Microphyllus-.html

Colin

anyone live in texas?

this plant doesn't look typical for convolvulus arvensis.... i would love seeds of this :-)
http://www.texasinvasives.org/observations/detail.php?site_id=4225
http://www.texasinvasives.org/observations/detail.php?site_id=4229

now adding lots more to my wish lists. my goodness it is ever growing

Colin, Emma Grace lives in Texas...

@rareseedman

By the way, spider mite likes about anything and everything that's in the morning glory family or convulvacea. I would say the opposite is true, spider mite doesn't like humidity, but loves the heat and full sun. What you are observing is that your convulvacea likes the sun, hence it grows better and is therefore more likely to be healthier and wards of the attacks by itself. This year, I am experimenting with Neem oil and a drop of detergent; this has helped, not 1oo% percent, but 75 %...I can say I have it under control at the moment. The mite is on my Brazilian morning glory, too, turbinata it doesn't like supposedly...but I cannot confirm this as I am still observing whether this is true...

Generally, a healthy plant can ward of a mite attack better than a weak plant, which is more prone to die from it particularly when the sun is strong...The mites scratch on the leaf surface and consequently the leaves dehydrate in almost no time in the summer here in Morocco...

thank you gofast, I wondered what was attacking my MG's!!
Will use something on them!!