LATIN NAME: Ipomoea tricolor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The showy tubular flowers on the morning glory (I. tricolor) bloom profusely among heart-shaped leaves from midsummer to frost. Flowers open in morning and close in midafternoon, lasting but 1 day each. Blossoms of the species are purplish blue with white throats and red-tipped buds. More commonly grown is the hybrid ‘Heavenly Blue’. Other hybrids and species are white, pink, red, purple, lavender, chocolate, or bi-colored. The twining annual vine climbs to 8 to 10 feet high or long.
GERM. DATE: June 16, July 9 (2009)
GERM. TIME: 7-21 days
TRANSPLANT DATE: June 27, 2009
TYPE OF PLANT: Annual
BLOOM CYCLE: Midsummer to frost
pH LEVEL:
SEED DEPTH: ½ inch
HEIGHT OF PLANT: 8 feet
WIDTH OF PLANT:
PLANT SPACING: 12 inches
ROW SPACING: 12 inches
DAYS TO HARVEST:
ZONE REQUIREMENTS: Morning glory is a cool-season annual in zones 2 to 11.
FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTS:
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full sun
WATER REQUIREMENTS: Moist
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Average soil
DISEASE PROBLEMS:
PEST/INSECT PROBLEMS: Canker, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, and rust may be troublesome for morning glory.
SOLUTIONS:
HOW TO GROW: Nick seedcoat (or soak overnight) to aid germination, then sow seeds outdoors after frost danger. May self-sow, but the poisonous seeds of morning glory seedlings are inferior. Provide support for twining stems.
HARVEST NOTES:
SPECIAL CARE/NOTES: This cultivar has extra-large 4 to 6 inch sky blue flowers with creamy white throats against heart-shaped leaves.
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USES FOR PLANT: Use either vine to decorate fences, trellises, arbors, mailboxes, and lampposts.
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