Morning Glory
October 31st, 2005· In Mexico, morning glories are prized for their medicinal qualities.
· Morning glories will change color if there is a change in the PH level of the soil.
· There are over 1,000 species of morning glories.
· These plants flourish in tropical America and Asia, although they will also grow well in temperate and sub tropical zones.
· Water spinach is in the morning glory family.
· Morning glories are native to the tropics.
· Blossoms can be double or single trumpets of red, blue, pink, white, purple or multi colored.
· Morning glories can climb to a height of 10 feet (300 centimeters) in 8 weeks from when the seeds are planted.
· Sow morning glory seeds ½ inch deep and provide a trellis or wall for them to climb on.
· Before planting the seeds, nick them with your fingernail so they will absorb water, or soak them overnight in water to soften the hard outer shell.
· Morning glories bloom from July to mid October in most climates. They prefer soil that is not too rich, so don’t plant them in loam or rich potting soil if you want them to flourish.
by Mary M. Alward
October 31st, 2005 at 11:24 am
Such beautiful flowers. I love the blues ones, but can’t seem to get them to grow. I get a lot of leaves, but no blossoms. The first year I ever planted them, they flourished, but nothing since. It seems odd. Does anyone have any ideas?
October 31st, 2005 at 4:49 pm
You may be planting the seeds too deep or not deep enough. Are you freezing them for 24 hours or soaking them overnight before planting? Or, as the article says, are you nicking them with your fingernail? Try some of these things and I’ll bet that your morning glories will grow. Interesting trivia. I enjoy learning about flowers.
October 31st, 2005 at 10:53 pm
My daughter took possession of her first house on Oct. 31, so didn’t know what was in the gardens. When spring came, the fence along the driveway was covered in red morning glories. They were awesome.
November 1st, 2005 at 5:36 am
These are lovely flowers and I liked the picture included. I personally love the bluey / purpley varieties, as well as other flowers in these shades, like irises (facts on anything similar would be fab!).
November 1st, 2005 at 11:09 pm
My grandmother used to have beautiful blue morning glories growing up a trellis on the end of her front porch. She had red ones that grew up the side of the house on a trellis. She also had rosebushes, foxgloves, gladiolas, bleeding heart, dalihas and a variety of other flowers growing in the backyard. These flowers are my favorites as an adult. I spent a lot of time at my grandmothers when I was a kid.
November 1st, 2005 at 11:18 pm
Morning glories are beautiful, as are so many different species of flowers. I plant different ones each year as I only have a small space. I have no space to grow morning glories, but do enjoy my small garden each year.
November 5th, 2005 at 3:44 am
Well, I learned something else. Now I know what a morning glory is. I’ve seen these growing and admired them but had no clue what kind of flower they were.
November 12th, 2005 at 7:44 pm
Morning glories are beautiful flowers. I especially enjoyed the fact about nicking the seeds with a fingernail. Many times a simple thing will allow us to grow something that we’ve never had luck with. Next year I’m going to plant morning glories again. Maybe they will grow if I nick them.
November 19th, 2005 at 4:15 am
The blue or the red ones are my favorites. Blue gives a yard or garden depth and planting these on a shed is a great idea.
March 16th, 2007 at 10:35 am
This is to Sally–
I had the same thing happen. When I cut back on watering them, they bloomed like crazy! I never saw such an abundance of blooms at one time. You might try that. Its the easiest start anyway. Good luck!
April 4th, 2007 at 10:25 am
I have some morning glory seeds that I would like to plant my soil is somewhat clay like will they grow or do I have to add something to the soil.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
i planted red white and blue morning glories in the spring, hoping for a patriotic garden, but the “red” oned turned out maroon…they were called scarlett, which i thought was red…is there a real red variety?