Ipomoea pandurata
Dennis Kramb (Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:25:03 PDT)

Remember the picture of wild potato-vine that I posted earlier this
summer? Well, I wanted to go back to get seeds for the BX. Unfortunately
that area is now closed to the public for the next 6 months to allow bow &
arrow hunters to cull out the deer which are overpopulated and endangering
countless plant species.

Happily today I found another spot of wild potato-vine near the local high
school. I collected a bunch of seed pods and will sort through them later
today to pick out the good seeds. (This species is prone to insect
attack... I'm guessing verbena bud moth... so a lot of seeds will have a
big hole in them.)

While exploring the grounds I also found 2 species of Asclepias (1 was a
vine) and 1 species of Apocynum. All of which I will add to my garden.

Are Passifloras geophytes?

Dennis in Cincinnati