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Pink bush morning glory - Ipomeia carnea

DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Howdyall:

I picked up a few cuttings and seeds from a bush morning glory, which I think is Ipomeia carnea. It was growing on the street in East LA and not watered, and not cared for, but beautiful and what a perfect plant to grace the Death Camp!198.thumb.JPG.3cc92a397e9c8c288d37517b7f199.thumb.JPG.9b9ea1e6d816c56906c3c7b305

The seeds are basic morning glory seeds all covered with fuzz, which makes them look a bit like a male cats', well, you know . . . . :)

According to Dave's Garden they root easily from cuttings of which I have four, sitting in water.

I plan to stick them in mostly perlite and keep them in my greenhouse and keep moist till they root.

Anyone have experience with these?

 

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No experience with that species.  Stay away from Ipomoea indica (acuminata).  It is an invasive pest in the SF area.

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  On 12/6/2015 at 6:33 PM, Darold Petty said:

No experience with that species.  Stay away from Ipomoea indica (acuminata).  It is an invasive pest in the SF area.

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Thanks for the warning!

We well know the perils of Ipomeia. Particularly the Purple People-Eating Japanese Metastatic Cancer Morning Glory, which a few PTers have had to deal with, including me. Plus bindweed, aka Crazed Out of Your Mind Weed, Convovulus sp. (spit on the ground, shake head).

This species appears to be a lot more benign. It's a shrub, which doesn't appear to be the thug some of the vining species get to be.

It's really pretty - I spotted it from several blocks away as I roared past on the main boulevard in search of the elusive Wild Car. The whole bush is covered with blossoms, and it looks hot to go for weeks or longer. So I'd like to have a couple for the garden, and, maybe as nice auction plants.

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Dave,

Easy to grow but larger plants can produce lots of seed. Grew several I gave to friends/ co workers back in San Jose.  Seedlings flowered/ set seed after one year. May drop most or all leaves after a cold spell but explodes with new growth when warmth returns. Have heard it will return from the roots if frozen to the ground. There is also a white flowered variety as well. If you can find a starter plant or seed, give Ipomoea arborescens a try..  Cool tree type morning glory from Sonora  and forms a caudex- like trunk that can be gold in color. Believe there are several specimens scattered around So Cal. 

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I soaked some of hte seeds and they went mushy

So I also planted some without soaking

They're so fuzzy; if you sneeze, they go flying. :rage:

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  On 12/7/2015 at 1:04 AM, DoomsDave said:

I soaked some of hte seeds and they went mushy

So I also planted some without soaking

They're so fuzzy; if you sneeze, they go flying. :rage:

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Seems they would need some sun to bloom. Is there a sunny enough area in the Garden of Doom? :interesting:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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  On 12/7/2015 at 2:11 AM, Moose said:

Seems they would need some sun to bloom. Is there a sunny enough area in the Garden of Doom? :interesting:

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For now, there is.

It's worth hacking a clearing for.

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  On 12/7/2015 at 2:19 AM, DoomsDave said:

For now, there is.

It's worth hacking a clearing for.

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Which palms of Doom are being regulated to the compost bin of Doom? :huh:

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So far, none. There's the Empty Quarter, which has lots of sun.

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I love morning glory the purple one mostly, but the white night flowering one is also awesome with rhe exotic aroma it produces. I can forgive the invasive nature of the plant as it gives so much with little effort. It really makes neglected patches of ground much prettier by growing over and covering up the rubbish. 

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I, too, am an Ipomoea lover - and always have a few species kicking around - don't have carica at the moment, yours are beautiful! 

I planted some deep / dark blue and magenta ones out front up a trellis, and they have gone wild - re-seeding each spring - beautiful seeing surprise flowers in odd places throughout my gardens. 

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  On 12/7/2015 at 12:27 PM, santoury said:

I, too, am an Ipomoea lover - and always have a few species kicking around - don't have carica at the moment, yours are beautiful! 

I planted some deep / dark blue and magenta ones out front up a trellis, and they have gone wild - re-seeding each spring - beautiful seeing surprise flowers in odd places throughout my gardens. 

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When I was a kid, I grew Ipomeia from seed indoors and they'd bloom. Always nice to brighten up a winter's day. "Crimson glory" was nice, though the blossoms were small.

Also had Heavenly Blue outdoors; some of the seeds would overwinter and pop up next year to engulf the Trellis of Terror.

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  On 12/6/2015 at 5:35 PM, DoomsDave said:

Howdyall:

I picked up a few cuttings and seeds from a bush morning glory, which I think is Ipomeia carnea. It was growing on the street in East LA and not watered, and not cared for, but beautiful and what a perfect plant to grace the Death Camp!198.thumb.JPG.3cc92a397e9c8c288d37517b7f199.thumb.JPG.9b9ea1e6d816c56906c3c7b305

The seeds are basic morning glory seeds all covered with fuzz, which makes them look a bit like a male cats', well, you know . . . . :)

According to Dave's Garden they root easily from cuttings of which I have four, sitting in water.

I plan to stick them in mostly perlite and keep them in my greenhouse and keep moist till they root.

Anyone have experience with these?

 

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They will do better if you cut off the flowers (gasp!) so they can focus their energy on growing roots.......additionally, you can make about 3 times the number of cuttings as these are quite large for the average new slip.....

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I had one of these and it grew like a weed for years.  Finally took it out, but don't remember exactly why.

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Yes, having Ipomoeas (even the viny ones) blooming inside is always a treat - for fun, sometimes I have a couple growing in a small plastic cup, and when the plants are only about 5 inches tall, they start blooming (and seeding!) Gotta love their tenacity and beauty - not to mention the leaves! 

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John, looks like some snipping and clipping in the greenhouse tonight, after I roar home from the Dark Tower.

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  On 12/7/2015 at 2:48 AM, DoomsDave said:

So far, none. There's the Empty Quarter, which has lots of sun.

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Is the Towering Torture Trellis of Terror located in the Empty Quarter of Doom ?       .:lol:

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Everyone's growing, seeds and cuttings.

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Doink

Here's some pics of the mother plant.

Screeched to a halt when I spotted it.  Eventually got a number of cuttings.

The last picture shows it back in mid-summer. It's since grown about twice that tall.

So far, the cuttings are taking well. Look for a nice plant at a PSSC auction one day.

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