Karyn, could it be a wood rose vine?

The leaves are wrong for a woodrose. I wonder if I'll ever get an ID on this plant? lol
Karyn

Karyn,
I sent an email to Ron to see if he thought it was some type of Ipomoea. Hopefully he stops by to take a look. I know this has probably be driving you nuts since no one has been able to ID it.
Remy

Thank you so much Remy. I usually get an ID pretty quick when I've posted an unknown but this one is driving me nuts! lol
Karyn

Hi Karyn - I tried to find a nice picture of a young plant on the web,but nothing is showing up right now...

The plant you posted looks like Merremia tuberosa (often mislabeled as Ipomoea tuberosa)...aka Hawaiian Woodrose or Large Hawaiian Woodrose...the seeds are large,black and are often covered in a black velvety fuzz...

The Baby Hawaiian Woodrose which is Argyreia nervosa has heart shaped leaves,but the larger Woodrose has leaves that look exactly like the photos you posted...

The leaves on relatively young plants are thinner and the veins do not show up as prominently as they do on older plant leaves...the leaves also broaden on plants that are more mature...

Hope that helps...

Ron

Thanks so much. I do remember planting something with the name Merremia tuberosa and recall large seeds. I didn't realize there was a different woodrose. I've grown the Baby Hawaiian Woodrose and those leaves were heart shaped. Is it worth letting this winter over in the greenhouse and planting it in a larger container next spring? I looked it up and saw that this can become a monster! Will it bloom if container grown?
Karyn

If you don't want it, I do! (*grin*)

Hi Karyn - The Merremia tuberosa requires a very large container (50 - 100+ gallon) if it is to produce a very large vine with subsequent flowers...

I personally know of relatively few plants that have actually successfully flowered in 'captivity'...
Florida,California and the warmest parts of the other gulf coastal states...it will flower in a heated greenhouse if allowed to grow to a large flowering size...

Hope that helps...

Ron

It's way to big even now to ship but if it's possible to root I'd be happy to send you some cuttings. The container size isn't a problem but I'll have to put it in the big greenhouse and that one is only heated to about 45 F at night over the winter. The daytime temps are much warmer when it's sunny. The greenhouse that I keep around 65-70 F doesn't have the space. I'll try it and see what happens. If it makes it over the winter great, if not, oh well, I tried.
Karyn

Hey Karyn - Thanks for the offer of cuttings,but I have enough of my own seedstock that I use for certain trades...

Merremia tuberosa is a late fall / early winter flowering species and develops the seeds during the later winter and early spring,so unless it is kept very warm during the winter,(although it may survive) it is unlikely to flower...

That's the story with the Merremia tuberosa...

Talk to you...

Ron

Actually it was msbatt that wanted it but if you had that would have been fine as well. lol
Karyn