Yesterday I did some repotting of some of my plants so hopefully they will grow big and strong!

Ipomoea albivenia has steadily been filling out. The seller had clipped all the leaves off for some reason.

Ipomoea horsfalliae. This one I bought from Logee's and it had buds on it when it arrived but then they dropped off. But it's been putting out so much new growth I repotted it and made a teepee for it-

This isn't a morning glory but I'm obsessed with plants that make a caudex-
Uncarina grandidieri. This one also lost its leaves in shipping but it's growing back!

Here are some photos of mature plants-
http://www.bihrmann.com/caudic...

Oh and how could I forget? Ipomoea platensis is still having a major growth spurt. It didn't do much for a while-

And it looks like ipomoea pubescens is about to make true leaves. They look like they will be fuzzy

I have to overwinter macrorhiza indoors in a dormant state. I keep the soil almost bone dry until I see new growth. My plant has a very nice caudex type root. I don't know if it's a true caudex but I don't really know what the definition is for caudex. All I know is the growth points are way above ground.

First attempt ever at growing Ipomoea purpurea indoors in winter. Flowering on small plant under short day photoperiod just like I see in Ipomoea nil.



Pure white Ipomoea nil



Variegated leaf of Ipomoea purpurea - almost all yellow leaf with a small patch of dark green

Pretty purp Joseph! Nice to see on these gray winter days.
Interesting variegated Ipomoea purpurea, do you know what the flower will look like?

luvsgrtdanes said: Pretty purp Joseph! Nice to see on these gray winter days.
Interesting variegated Ipomoea purpurea, do you know what the flower will look like?

It could be one of these flowers.

Gerris2 said: I have to overwinter macrorhiza indoors in a dormant state. I keep the soil almost bone dry until I see new growth. My plant has a very nice caudex type root. I don't know if it's a true caudex but I don't really know what the definition is for caudex. All I know is the growth points are way above ground.

I don't think it's technically a caudex, just a fat root. Mine were dormant as well. When I bought the other one a few years ago, the root was buried. So on mine I have them halfway buried.

My demono seeds have liftoff!

Wow, Lisa where did you get those seeds? I grew that one in 2007 but never had anything but solid flowers! Nice to see it again!

Joseph those variegated purp flowers are so pretty! Looking forward to seeing what you get!

luvsgrtdanes said: Wow, Lisa where did you get those seeds? I grew that one in 2007 but never had anything but solid flowers! Nice to see it again!

Joseph those variegated purp flowers are so pretty! Looking forward to seeing what you get!

I got them in a trade from a lovely member. They are older so I'm excited they are sprouting! Fingers crossed for the mutant flowers!

Did some more repotting today because the plant roots were at the very bottom of the cups they were in-

The baby caudex of ipomoea platensis-

Ipomoea descolei

Lisa, are you growing all these ipomeas to keep as indoor plants or are they supposed to be set in the ground outdoors come springtime? If they are going out, is it the correct time to sew indoors now? I am thinking New York must be quite similar to my clime and was wondering if the plants wouldn't get too large for me before setting out. Safe time for me is perhaps the 2nd week in June if lucky.

My pink Ipomoea purpurea is making a 3 point leaf!

tigerpaws said: Lisa, are you growing all these ipomeas to keep as indoor plants or are they supposed to be set in the ground outdoors come springtime? If they are going out, is it the correct time to sew indoors now? I am thinking New York must be quite similar to my clime and was wondering if the plants wouldn't get too large for me before setting out. Safe time for me is perhaps the 2nd week in June if lucky.

Hi! Most are perennial types but not hardy here in NY so they will go outside potted for the summer and then come back in to overwinter. The annual types I usually directly sow outside in May. These are just experiments to keep me busy during the winter. I'm right between zone 6 and 7 in southern NY not far from the city.

Q0426 mutant seeds from 2007!

Of course there's a cat hair in the photo! Felines leave their fur everywhere!

tigerpaws said: Lisa, are you growing all these ipomeas to keep as indoor plants or are they supposed to be set in the ground outdoors come springtime? If they are going out, is it the correct time to sew indoors now? I am thinking New York must be quite similar to my clime and was wondering if the plants wouldn't get too large for me before setting out. Safe time for me is perhaps the 2nd week in June if lucky.

I've learned that safe planting dates are determined by stable night temperatures.

For Ipomoea nil, such as the large flower Japanese morning glory cultivars, I wait until night temperatures are around 18C (65F).

For Ipomoea purpurea, which is more cold hardy, plant out when night temperatures are around 16C (60F).

What were you thinking of growing?

Gerris2, I am going to try a Kikyo mix.

tigerpaws said: Gerris2, I am going to try a Kikyo mix.

Since your season is probably kind of short, you might want to start them indoors a bit before your last freeze date? Kikyo I usually direct sow here in early May although the general rule where I live is after Mother's Day. But I'm quite south of you so your freeze date is probably later. When I sow Kikyo in May I usually get blooms in August.

My Kikyo started blooming on 8/28 this year. These were the first blooms.

Ipomoea descolei and ipomoea pubescens

Lavender and white ipomoea carnea ssp fistulosa

Q0426 mutants have been potted up

Rivea Corymbosa

And some pretty roses. I've been practicing propagating from bouquet stems this winter with some success!

Flowers from today





The white one came from Ronnie and the purple one came from Emma Hill

Bandita74 said: Ipomoea descolei and ipomoea pubescens

Lavender and white ipomoea carnea ssp fistulosa

Q0426 mutants have been potted up

Rivea Corymbosa

And some pretty roses. I've been practicing propagating from bouquet stems this winter with some success!

My heart is beating with all these cotyledons photos 😻

Here is my seed grown Ipomoea pubescens. Leaf shape and flower color to go crazy over.