I am growing I. platensis. After the first year of growth from seed, I repotted it with the tuber about half exposed above the soil. I plan to keep raising it up as it grows bigger. Dell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of piaba Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 3:23 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Ipomoea platensis > Ipomoea platensis <snip> > The tubers get really large then. Theis is not a > caudiciform at all. but mearly a tuberous plant like > any other sweet potato. actually, i've seen it in succulent collections and it does produce what seems to be a very large caudex. not sure if it's deliberately exposed. it'd be interesting to know what it does in the wild. ========= tsuh yang __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php