Hola, desde Uruguay (Paysandú) me gustaría q enviaras fotos de tus Ipomeas. Gsss. Sds El dom., 13 de febrero de 2022 3:37 p. m., Robert Lauf via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> escribió: > Although I don't normally think of morning glory as a bulb plant (more > like a sweet potato vine) the genus Ipomoea is in our wiki so I guess it's > considered within our portfolio. When the next SX opens, I plan to donate > seeds of I purga, aka I. jalapa, aka High John the Conqueror. Blues > aficionados and Obeah practitioners will, of course, recognize that a piece > of John the Conqueror root is an essential component in any well-made mojo > bag. For everyone else, it's just a pretty lavender morning glory with an > interesting backstory. > Here in Z7 I grow it as an annual so the root never gets much bigger than > a pencil, but along the gulf I guess it is a perennial and the root will > look like a horseradish. I have never had any luck digging the plant in > fall and wintering it in the greenhouse, and I haven't tried starting one > and never planting it out because the last thing I need in my greenhouse is > a vine. > I have not found it to be invasive here; I harvest a large bagful of seeds > but obviously I don't get them all, and have rarely seen even a single > seedling volunteering in the spring. Any that come up in the lawn are gone > after the first mowing. But folks in really warm climates might want to > check first before letting it run free. > The seeds are large with a thick coat. Chip the coat with a nail clipper > and soak overnight in water. All the seed coats will crackle and the seeds > will expand. Just plant in promix and put outside when it's warm enough > and the seedlings are 6-8" high, and plant by a fence. This one tends to > bloom in the evening rather than in the morning. > At the risk of disappointing the aging hippies in our group, I. purga is > one morning glory that DOES NOT contain lysergic acid in its seeds as far > as I know. But I don't recommend eating these or any other seeds for that > matter. > Anyway, I wanted to provide this info now and get ahead of the crush of SX > orders, so folks can look into it and decide if this is something of > interest. > Bob > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20211230_150938_233.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1534057 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20220102_105314_413.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1219006 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
