I am enjoying these variegated leaves of Kyushu University strain Q1152 quite a bit...can't wait to see the flowers!

I took the last photo not using a flash, which changed the photo color to its actual color on the plant. Sorry about the repeat but had to correct it.

It's a spider's life LOL

Joseph, I remember that "Bold Ms Piggy"! So big, so bold so pink. :) Hope it puts out some BIG flowers for you. I planted Emma's Wisteria Tye dye, and it's doing surprisingly well, beings i planted it in a glass. I just sort of absent mindedly poked it in a glass of dirt that had had a marigold in it someone gave me,which had finished blooming. The seed almost jumped out of the ground it seemed. Guess If i do a serious planting , it might be a sign that it will go well. :) Arum

great pics Joseph love the spider... those variegated leaves are wonderful...
i have my winter vines on the go now, and i'm looking forward to everyones flowers

Hi Arum, you will love that speckled flower, if that is the one that goes by another name of Fujishibori. I can't wait to see big flowers on Ms. Piggy. The vine is now starting to take off, nice healthy plant. So far the mites have not found it yet.

Colin, thanks much! Looking forward to seeing your plants too. May I ask, what USB microscope device were you using to take photos that you posted over on that other web site? I am always trying to educate myself on options for macrophotography.

Joseph

i got this one in the end Joseph after borrowing one that wasn't quite as good... http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=256605&C=Froogle&U=256605&T=Module

Thanks, Colin. That one seems like it would be good for capturing macros of seeds, for sure.

Joseph, I have grown this MG before, but not in the house. :) Arum

Hi everyone,

I wanted to post a photo of the first flower of Kyushu University strain Q1152 of Ipomoea purpurea which flowered yesterday. This strain has leaf variegation gene and in this plant and photo you can see it a littleÂplant #1 has the extreme leaf variegation (shown in first post of this thread above) and this plant ought to flower next week. The flower of plant # 2 here does not at all resemble that shown in the KU web site: Kyushu University Q1152 reference photo It should be interesting to see how the flowers look in the other 2 plants I have growing for this strain.

Joseph

Nice one Joseph...when did you start it? Are you feeding them? I'm curious too, to see the flower from #1

I did not write the date I started the seeds. My bad - however, I think it was just last month. I have photographs of cotyledons so I can pinpoint within a few days.

I use freeze-dried seaweed as a fertilizer which I got on eBay, reconstituted in water and further diluted at time of use. I used worm castings as a top dressing one time.

I think purpureas are r-strategists when it comes to reproduction so they do not need much for fertilizer but do tell me what you all use ok?

Joseph

Here is the first photo of Kyushu University strain Q1153. It looks like Q1152, maybe more red. It is supposed to have variegated leaves, but if they are so it is very subtle.

Joseph

OH my I do like that one a lot!!

Thanks, Ronnie! It is a brightly colored flower, indeed.

Here is plant # 1 of Q1152 which shows the most leaf variegation of the 3 plants I am growing from the same seed lot. The flower seems a bit larger than the purple-blue form, and if you look closely around the tube you can see a faint lavender zone. Today the flower that opened had a few dark flecks; got a photo of it but have not transferred it from the camera yet.

This is a photo of a seedling I'm growing under lights right now. It's a Dwarf Morning Glory Picotee. It's 3" tall and has a few buds showing. Don't know the color yet:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/silverchimes64/DwarfmorninggloryPicoteeSeedling.jpg

I bought the seeds from Stokes. Here is what they look like in bloom in the catalogue:

http://www.stokeseeds.com/cgi-bin/StokesSeeds.storefront

Here is a link that might be useful:

Hi Aker,

It is a nice healthy looking plant you have there, and what a treat to have all those flower buds on it at such an early stage of growth. Bring on the flowers!

Joseph

This flower opened up just today on Q1154 Japanese morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea. I like the coloration of the flower very much. It shows variation from the KU web page reference photo in not having any leaf variegation, however, maybe this trait will appear as the plant ages.

Joseph

Here is a link that might be useful: Kyushu University Q1154 Reference Photograph

Arum's Bold Miss Piggy made her first flower! I really enjoyed the red color in the flower; she lives up to her name, Arum!

Joseph

I started 3 seeds from a single packet of Q1152 Ipomoea purpurea, and the third plant made this nice subtle pink flower yesterday. The leaves are evenly colored yellow-green with no sign of variegation.