Balkar ji... by seeds is the best way.. I had collected seeds from a friends' garden fence in 1993 in central florida, and let them dry, stored them in red topped sterile test tubes with airtight stoppers at RT .... and in 1996 or 1997 spring planted them... in 1998 summer had a thriving flowering vine in my 6-8 gallon soilless potting mix pot in my balcony, over-wintered inside (it snows where I was) ... after flowering though it died in the pot, and I wanted to reuse the pot and to my surprise found tubers... I cut open the tubers to photograph... so cant tell you if they would grow or not... BUT from what I read... tubers are used for famine food in its native central and south america and the tubers sprout to give new vines in case of forest fires... they survive deep inside the soil when every thing else chars... so may be they need heated soil, or very alkaline soil (from the ashes of the vines and other plants) to re-sprout.... or some bacteria or fungi that overtake the burnt forest soil after the fire may release some growth factors....
I wonder if anybody has tested soil for such factors after a forest fire where antigonon grows ?? SEEDS are the best way.... if they are from a thriving vine like this one that Neha has... otherwise... semi woody stems and rooting hormone had worked for some other vines for me... but I have not tried that in India... Usha di =========== On Nov 19, 5:07 pm, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry pls read as stem cuttings and tubers > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have tried this to grow from stem tubers in my college, can anybody > > give idea how to propagate this vine > > Thanks > > > On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes Neha ji > >> The flowers appear very fresh. > > >> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Neha Singh <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >>> Antigonon leptopus from a private garden @ Jaipur. Dated- 07.11.11 > > >>> Common name-Coral Vine ,Family- Polygonaceae > > >>> Regards > >>> Neha S > > >> -- > >> Dr Satish Phadke > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964
