I planted morning glories this year and have been collecting the seed pods. They all looked to be ready, but when I open them up some seeds are black while others are light tan. I'm used to black seeds...so my question is...are the tan seeds viable?? or should I just toss them??

Depends on what kind they are as to the color. Blue silk for example has light tan seeds. If they aren't shriveled up then they are ok.

Thanks, Anne. What I planted was giant mixed colors...Ferry-Morse...that I got at Lowes. Don't remember any of the seeds being tan when I planted them. They look fine so nothing ventured, nothing gained They will make (hopefully) or not.

If you planted mixed ones, you probably have some crosses, which may account for the different seed colors. Or not.

Do you have photos of the flowers to share here? It would be helpful in figuring out the seed issue you identified, gingin.

Here's two. The colors range from pale blue and pink to deep blue to magenta and shades in between.

Ronnie Roberto is the web site's Ipomoea purpurea person. I'll see if she can comment.

You can always test germinate a light color one for viability.

True....I'm collecting alot so what makes makes and what doesn't doesn't. Wish I could cover the dog run fence with them, but the hot wire doesn't like to play nice with vines....or me when I trim stuff around it and don't pay attention. I swear I've gotten zapped more often then the dogs

Ginger the small light blue one most likely produced the tan seeds. As long as they came from a fully ripe pod and are hard they will be good. I grew a light blue several times from tan seeds. Also a pure white one.

Thanks, Ronnie. The seeds are all together in the same pill bottle so next year I'll just plant them and see what I get

I knew Ronnie would be able to help.