HAVE--a good amount of these from my 3 plants this Summer.
Will send for postage reimbursement--don't need a trade.....unless there is something really tempting....
Gita
Have-"Broken Colors" 4 O'clock seeds.
Hi Gitagal! I want some?? Please! I don't have any 4'Oclocks yet. I would so appreciate them. I'll D-mail ya!
Hi Gitagal, you have Dmail!
Did you all see today's article on 4 O'clocks? Nice pictures too.....
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1425/
Gita
I have white, fuschia, yello, salmon, and pink, would love some of those multicolored ones.. Debra
Debra....
Send me a D-mail, OK?
This year, my Broken Colors were more yellow than Pink. You never know how the colors will come through.....These are from this past summer.....
Not the greatest picture.....I know I had some others--but I am fast falling asleep!
OOOps! Wrong picture!!!!
Here.....
okiedokie .. i did i think..lol herer is my fushia
I would love some seeds and would be happy to send postage unles you would like to trade for some of the seeds I have..
Please D-mail me......
Donna C
Hey all---
It is garden clean-up time and I just dug up my "Broken Colors? 4 O'clocks as they were no longer making seeds. Fall is here--and everything needs to be cleaned up before all the leaves fall.....
I have read that 4's can re-grow from their roots. Some positives on that--and some negatives...I guess it depends on the zone you live in.
I have also read on DG that the roots/tubers can be dug up and stored (like any other tubers) and then re-planted in the Summer.
SO! I dug mine up today and decided I might try the saving mode. I thought you might like to see what massive roots they can make in one season from seed. I also found it interesting to see the white markings/striations on the roots.
Posting this for those of you that asked me for seeds---just as a FYI.
Gita
Gitagal, My parents used to grow broken colors in zone 5 in western PA that (original source) came from the family roots in Kentucky. The flowers were a fixture at my grandmothers sharecropper farmhouse.
We never replanted them as they formed roots up against the side of our house that came back year after year. I remember being fascinated by them, with their large textured seeds and unusually late opening flowers. As kids my brothers and I used to collect the seeds for various kinds of mischief, mainly throwing them at each other.
The roots became quite large, some of them 5-6" across. We eventually dug them out in favor of other things, but we now all regret that and did not keep any seed (it was a long time ago). Should you have seeds available next year I'd like to get them started again while my parents can still appreciate them.
Thanks for the memories.
krowten,
I have been, diligently, collecting seeds and have a small bowl-full. Send me a D-mail and we will take it from there....OK?
I do not have room to leave these roots in the beds to "take over". These do pretty well growing from seeds. Most of the ones I had this Summer came up as "volunteers".....so, you can scatter the seeds NOW and they will overwinter in your bed and come up in the Spring--OR--you can sow them indoors earlier.
The seedling leaves look just like a Morning Glory's, but with a slightly shallower indent.
Gita
I have been collecting seeds like crazy here but I love the fact that you dug up the tubers, I have three plants that come back every year without fail from tubers and prolly a few more this spring.. Good Job on the pic it is interesting to see the colours of them I think..
Bump!
krowten,
I have had your envelope for a week. My daughter got married last weekend and I was pretty busy all week--had company/relatives to put up, etc.
Your seeds will go out today!
This also gives me a chance to bump this Thread up....Still have plenty to share....
Please--if anyone else is interested--write me a D-mail....
Gita
Gita - No problem - I am just happy that you can share. I understand that we all have other obligations.
Hey! Thanks for the offer.. I sent you a d-mail...
Kylie