Keiryu Mountain Stream Morning Glory

I counted the seeds in the packet when they arrived (15), soaked them overnight, then planted them directly in a planter outside. The first three seeds germinated fairly quickly, but all three had entirely white leaves and stems and quickly died. Eight more seeds germinated, all with at least some green in their leaves. These are growing well, with some beginning to push out the second set of leaves. These were very slow to germinate...some of the seeds germinated 6 weeks after sowing. I had about a 73% germination rate. Although, who knows, a few more may still pop up! I did have to transplant a few to cover the wholes left by those that died, which I was loathe to do, but they all transplanted well.

I put 5 seeds on a damp paper towel and put them in a baggie. Within a few days I had all of them sprout. I put them in a cup of seed starter soil and they are growing great. The foliage is more of a lime green with lighter variegated streaks. I just planted them outside by a trellis, I CANT WAIT for the blooms. I'm so excited! I planted a moon flower with them. It will be beautiful ?

I grew this first in 2017 and the seeds were slow to germinate but did eventually. The foliage is gorgeous! I was not expecting to get many seeds last year but did get some from a plant that was grown in partial shade. This year I had a few volunteer seedlings from another plant, which were obvious due to the foliage color. I planted more seeds from my original order and had a few to germinate. I grow several varieties of the Japanese Morning Glories, and this plant with the foliage and blooms is definitely my favorite of all that I grow. It is a little more trouble, but well worth it.

this is absolutely the most beautiful morning glory I've ever seen. The deep green leaves are splotched with with lighter shades of green, like someone splattered paint on them. Then the flowers! I cannot say enough about them. Large beautiful blooms. They are so worth the time, money (my husband was shocked I paid the price I did, but when he saw the end result, he admitted it was worth it), and small amount of effort in the beginning. I noticed in some reviews it stated they were slow to germinate. I am not sure if anyone tried this method before planting them, but I always do this to all of my morning glories before planting. I take an emory board, sand paper, a steak knife, or one of my husbands files from his toolbox & nick the outer shell of the seed. Not too much, just enough to cut through that thick outer shell so it barely exposes just the outer part of the soft fleshy inner seed. I then soak them in water over night & plant the next day. Germinates in 7-10 days.

I've planted these morning glories indoors and they've done incredibly well despite being confined to containers. It took about three weeks for all of them to come up, but they all eventually germinated and grew quickly as soon as they did. It's exciting to see new flowers - each one is a little different and they're incredibly beautiful additions to my apartment.