Morning Glory Flower Climbing

May 18 2020 morning glories are so pretty climbing on a trellis or fence especially heavenly blue nice touch of blue with other kinds of flowers.

Morning glory flower climbing. 6 to 10 feet tall 3 to 6 feet wide exposure. There are several types of ipomoea now also called mina but here we talk about the true morning glory plant ipomoea purpurea. Common morning glory ipomoea purpurea. Purple flower with white throat trumpet shaped purple flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon which is what gives morning glories their common name.

Morning glory vines are usually thicker than bindweed s vines and may have small hairs. A fast growing plant that thrives in sunlight and warm temperatures morning glory ipomoea spp displays big trumpet shaped blooms in shades of purple blue rose red and white. Morning glory was first known in china for its medicinal uses due to the laxative properties of its seeds. In winter or early spring cut back morning glory vines grown as perennials to about 6 inches 15 cm above the ground.

Morning glory look spectacular twinning through other plants in a mixed border. In a good year morning glory make a super annual climbing plant with trumpets of flowers. Morning glory flowers ipomoea purpurea or convolvulus purpureus are a common sight in many landscapes and may be found in any number of species within the calystegia convolvulus ipomoea merremia and rivea genera while some varieties are described as noxious weed in some areas the fast growing vining plants can also make lovely additions to the garden if kept in check. Annual perennial in zones 9 11 or areas over 45 f height spread.

This gets rid of old tired growth and encourages them to come back strong and vigorous. In usda plant hardiness zones 10 and 11 morning glories will grow as perennials. The sulfur in the morning glory s juice served to vulcanize the rubber a process predating. Field bindweed flowers only occur in either pink or white whereas annual morning glory flowers may be pink white magenta blue purple or red and are much larger than those of the bindweed.

The morning glory climber ipomoea purpurea is an easy to grow climber for quick results. Ipomoea are not an easy plant to grow but every year i try with mixed results depending on the season. See more ideas about morning glory garden vines plants. It is actually a perennial plant but is normally treated as an annual when sowing from seed.

Year round in tropics color. Full sun bloom time.