I'm so excited that my Cardinal Climber FINALLY started blooming for me last week! And I'm realizing that the blooms fall off daily and new ones replace it. That tells me I'd better start watching for seeds.
But I haven't a CLUE when or where to look, let alone what I'm looking FOR. HELP! (lol)
Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea multifida) where are the seeds?
They make pods similar to morning glories. You will begin to notice swollen green sort of tear drop shaped pods. These will ripen to dry tan brittle pods which eventually will pop open if not picked in time. Let them turn tan and dry on the vine so the seed can mature. Also, birds get into mine, so watch out for that.
The seeds look like a round morning glory black seed.
My Cardinal Vine is really starting to bloom good now that the temperatures have dropped some.
I planted 3 seeds this spring and this picture was taken about 3 weeks ago and it has really taken off these last couple of weeks. It has totally covered my window and is growing up to the gutters and growing just as wide. It has totally covered my trellis that I had and growing out into our walkway coming up to the house and is really govered with blooms. It really took me by surprise the way this has taken off. Don't know what I'll do if it decides to take over the house.
This is close to topic, but I received some (Ipomoea, I think)moon vine seed pods in a trade and they are still green. How can I be sure they are ripe enough inside to germinate, and how do I get them to dry out? Any help would be greatly appreciated. My neighbor said to cut the pods open and let them dry out.
thanks in advance,
Marilyn/UofAgirl
ahhhhh! ty moonlighting! the light has been switched on.
thanks a bunch!
~ Carole
Oh Yippee!! I went out after I read your reply and found the green pods on my vine and they're barely beginning to turn brown. YEA!!
Thanks again for your help and photo!!
That did it for me!
Glad to help....(Ü)....
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