desert merremia
Leo A. Martin (Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:35:31 PDT)
Uli schreibt
A few years ago, I remember a contribution mentioning a Merremia species
(yellow tuberous morning glory but I do not remember the name) native to
the south western US rambling over the gates of one of those botanical
gardens in the South West and, and that is the point, scattering its seeds
all over on the pavement. Does that ring a bell with someone? Would
someone be willing to help me in getting a starting portion of seed of
that Merremia? Please contact me privately for details of payment etc. Or
could this go through the BX?
Good memory; that was my post about Merremia aurea, native to Baja
California and northwestern continental Mexico, and the gate outside
Webster Auditorium at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix. I started some
plants this summer but they are too small to bloom yet. I plan to send
seed to the BX regularly once they do. Those of you in the southwest
growing this should save seeds and send them to Dell. This is a really
rewarding plant that grows well in a container. By coincidence I just
looked for it on the Wiki and it's not there. I can write something about
it for the Wiki but don't have any photos.
The seeds are about the size of a small garbanzo (chickpea) so will need
some protection during shipping.
Leo Martin
Phoenix Arizona USA