Morning Glory Vine Plants

Morning glory vines are sturdy and not generally affected by disease or pests but can occasionally be susceptible to white blister rust fungal leaf spot stem rot and wilt.

Morning glory vine plants. Morning glory vines are usually thicker than bindweed s vines and may have small hairs. 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. 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. Morning glory was first known in china for its medicinal uses due to the laxative properties of its seeds.

The flowers of the morning glory are trumpet. Deer will eat morning glory leaves and vines although the seeds are poisonous. If you want to cover your fence fast the best choice would probably have to be morning glories. Morning glories are very fast growing plants that depending on the species may be annual or tender perennial vines with light green heart.

The sulfur in the morning glory s juice served to vulcanize the rubber a process predating. 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. They can also be bothered by aphids leaf miners spider mites and caterpillars.