Morning Glory Fast Facts

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Overview

The morning glory is a fast-growing annual vine that will grow up to 15 feet and can cover a trellis in a few weeks. The pure blue-flowered variety named Heavenly Blue is one of the best known, but there are also morning glories with white, pink, purple and red blossoms.

Blue flower of the morning glory image by "Surrender" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: lepiaf.geo (Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.

Flowers

The flowers of the morning glory live for one day only. New flowers open daily.

Requirements

Morning glories prefer full sun but will take a little shade. They will grow in almost any soil, but do best in poor soil with low fertility.

Seeds

Morning glory seeds have a very hard coat, so soaking them in water overnight or nicking them with a nail file will hasten germination.

Other Uses

More compact varieties such as the Good Morning series can be used in hanging baskets or containers.

Moonflower

Morning glory flowers are open only during the day. A related plant, the moonflower, has fragrant white flowers that open at dusk and stay open all night.

References

University of Illinois Extension
Utah State University Extension

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About this Author

Gwen Bruno has been a full-time freelance writer since 2009, with her gardening-related articles appearing on DavesGarden. She is a former teacher and librarian, and she holds a bachelor's degree in education from Augustana College and master's degrees in education and library science from North Park University and the University of Wisconsin.

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