Gerris2 said: It is a beautiful species! Know any collectors in Central or South America??

The current species may be found on this page:

https://powo.science.kew.org/t...

Sadly no, but you can look at a lot of pictures on iNaturalist, I hope to get it one day as it is really beautiful.

Rowyts , beautiful 🎹

Gentle flaked pink flower on an Ipomoea purpurea vine today.



Future flowers may be reverse tube type.

New ones to admire tomorrow

Pink for people passionate about pink

Gerris2 said: New ones to admire tomorrow

The first one is a no-ID Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil) that was collected in 2015 and sent to me as a gift. The second one I am hoping will look like its momma. The color in the second bud looks purplish - time will tell.

Gerris2 said: Gentle flaked pink flower on an Ipomoea purpurea vine today.



Future flowers may be reverse tube type.

Woah, this one is so pretty!! Is it a unique variety or is it a mutation? I'd love to have seeds of this one.

It is the result of a natural cross between a reverse tube Ipomoea purpurea (Q1141) and probably a Carnival of Venice type of purp. The person who discovered the cross sent me seeds. I am growing this one because I wanted to see if it would produce a reverse tube flower. The seed was yellow-tan color and I think that trait is linked to the reverse tube trait. The parent didn't have reverse tube flowers but had yellow-tan seeds so I was curious to see if the F1 generation would produce the coveted reverse tube flower. I did enjoy seeing it's pale flaked color pattern this morning and will be happy to share seeds. It should produce seeds - I've never seen a purp that was shy about making seeds and you're welcome to have some of them.

Gerris2 said: I've never seen a purp that was shy about making seeds

You tell me! I just finished removing the chaff from my seeds and I'm over 120 grams now! 😲


Also I have produced another batch of dried petals. So far it's going very well. It reminds me of gold leaf, being very fragile and sticks to the fingers just from moisture. Oh, and I almost forgot a picture I took this morning. The one plant is still doing well, but the other one looks like a zombie. I'm not even sure if it's dead yet.

Rowyts said: You tell me! I just finished removing the chaff from my seeds and I'm over 120 grams now! 😲


Also I have produced another batch of dried petals. So far it's going very well. It reminds me of gold leaf, being very fragile and sticks to the fingers just from moisture. Oh, and I almost forgot a picture I took this morning. The one plant is still doing well, but the other one looks like a zombie. I'm not even sure if it's dead yet.

You have harvested quite a lot of seeds! Good luck in distributing them amongst your neighbors. Soon PR will be awash in purple flowers.

Gerris2 said: You have harvested quite a lot of seeds! Good luck in distributing them amongst your neighbors. Soon PR will be awash in purple flowers.

Harvesting the petals should slow down the production at least. I might experiment with the seeds to see if I can produce something interesting. Oh, did I mention I'll start a side-business? I'm just waiting until I have enough variety and products, and until my piggy bank is full. It sounds silly talking about a piggy bank lol but I'll use that money for the business.

I still have an actual piggy bank, ceramic material, from my youth.

Gerris2 said: I still have an actual piggy bank, ceramic material, from my youth.

I commandeered my mom's glass one haha. I don't know if I even want to break it or not... 😅

Gerris2 said: Gentle flaked pink flower on an Ipomoea purpurea vine today.



Future flowers may be reverse tube type.

Wow! Another beautiful pink bloom!

That sure is a lot of seeds Rowy!

Unfortunately all attempts at imbibing the old gypsy bride seeds have failed. 😔
I'll plant a purple split petal one on my trellis first then.

It's difficult to germinate older seeds sometimes. You did all you could.

New flowers from today. Very large diameter in some of them. Ipomoea nil - no assigned cultivar name.







A view of the growing area







Peach Blossom Spring

Beautiful blooms, Joseph! I am not a pink person at all but you've had 3 pinks in a row that are starting to change my mind!

Hi, do any of you guys know how to grow Calystegia Soldanella? I am actually pretty new to gardening and I do not know how to germinate it and help care for it, I collected two seeds in San Francisco.

I've never grown them but this is what google says:

To grow Calystegia soldanella (Sea Bindweed) from seed, you can try these steps:
In spring, sow the seeds in a cold frame with free-draining compost, just covering them.
Soak the seeds in warm water for 12–24 hours after scarification.
Mix equal parts potting soil, coarse sand, and perlite for good drainage.
Sow the seeds on the surface, then lightly dust with soil.
When the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots.
Grow them on in a cold frame for at least their first winter.