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