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Entwined said: Hi, I collect and grow various Ipomoea.

I noticed that Ipomoea muricata 'Clove Bean' flowers automatically from seed regardless of the day length. However Ipomoea muricata 'Kaladana' does not flower until autumn when the days are short. I suspect these two might be distinct (cryptic) species, though they look very similar.

I have been growing most of my Ipomoea indoors because they tend to be short day flowering plants in my experience and I have repeatedly observed light interruptions in the night time cause flowering to stop in several species.

I've had Stictocardia bloom, indoors, in under 2 months from seed, though it did not set seed.
At present I have Ipomoea amnicola, Ipomoea aquatica and Ipomoea fistulosa flowering indoors and Ipomoea setosa developing fruit from blooms a few weeks back.

The only species I have seen yet that flowers automatically from seed, in a clockwork like manner, is Ipomoea muricata 'Clove Bean' which is a culinary selection that is traditionally eaten in India.

I am interested in learning about the experiences of others in regard to triggering flowering in Ipomoea .

This is interesting. I had no idea there was more than one type of ipomoea muricata. I've grown it annually for years just collecting seeds from previous year's plants. I notice it never flowers heavily for me but more sporadically. This year mine bloomed a bit over the summer and then again in the fall before the frost hit. It was entangled with some purpurea vines so I missed some of the earlier blooms as they were at night and only found the seed pods later on.

Which Stictocardia? I currently just germinated 1 seed-