Morning Glory Flowering Vine
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 flowering vine. The flowers of the morning glory are trumpet. These plants create blooms with trumpet like flowers that have tiny heart shaped petals that smell amazing. If your new morning glory plant hasn t flowered yet be patient. The blooms are unique because they will bloom every morning when the sun rises but by the end of the day the blooms will close up.
Nitrogen is the first number in the npk sequence on the label of a fertilizer bag. Morning glory vine related species. 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. Fertilizing with a high nitrogen fertilizer will cause your plants to grow mostly leaves and produce few flowers.
Morning glory was first known in china for its medicinal uses due to the laxative properties of its seeds. Year round in tropics color. Here are some of the most important morning glory pros to inspire you to add this pretty flower to your garden. Annual perennial in zones 9 11 or areas over 45 f height spread.
The vine and its annual flowers have been described as providing a classic elegance to any property when they grow by attaching themselves to a trellis arbor or garden walls. I love the way that morning glories make my garden look. Morning glory vines do not need much care. Convovulus tricolor known as dwarf morning glory forms bushy plants with pink blue purple and rose flowers.
Other than providing them with water the main thing to remember is what not to do. If you like vining plants this is an easy one to grow. There are well over 1 000 different varieties of the plant and each species looks unique. 6 to 10 feet tall 3 to 6 feet wide exposure.
Ancient mesoamerican civilizations used the morning glory species ipomoea alba to convert the latex from the castilla elastica tree and also the guayule plant to produce bouncing rubber balls. Provide a trellis fence arbor or other sturdy structure. Full sun bloom time. Morning glory is a form of vine that is native to various parts of the western u s including the california coast and the foothills of the sierra nevada mountain range.
Planting morning glory flowers isn t difficult and there are many other good reasons to grow morning glories in your flower garden. Common morning glory ipomoea purpurea. Blue ensign is a selection with blue flowers and contrasting yellow and white centers. Some vines bloom like crazy when the vine is allowed to sprawl on the ground but morning glory flowers best with a support system.
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.