Morning Glory Blue Hige Choose a sunny spot.

Morning Glory Blue Hige Finally, choose a location that is sheltered from strong, drying winds. Give them a fence, lattice, or trellis to climb up so that vines don’t crowd out other ground-level plants.

Morning Glory Blue Hige Annual Versus Perennial Morning Glories

The attractive annual morning glory (Ipomoea spp.) is often mistaken for its perennial cousin, field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), a very troublesome, invasive weed native to Europe and Asia.

Morning Glory Cdv Pink Field bindweed—also called “perennial morning glory” or “creeping jenny”—grows similarly to our annual morning glory but sends out deep, deep roots (up to 9 feet deep!), which make it very difficult to get rid of and allow it to overwinter in areas where cultivated morning glories could not.

When to Plant Morning Glories

• Sow seeds as early as possible after the danger of frost is over.

Morning Glory Blue Hige How to Plant Morning Glories

• Germination rates are improved by filing down the seeds just enough to break the outer coat and then soaking them for 24 hours before planting. This encourages them to send out a root (it looks like a little worm).
• Cover lightly with 1/4-inch of soil. Space seeds about 6 inches apart.
• Water thoroughly at planting.
• Seedlings should appear in about a week; some seeds may be stubborn and take 2 or 3 weeks to sprout.
•  Do not over-fertilize, or the vine may grow more foliage than flowers..
  • Tip: Morning glories climb by twining their vines around a support, so make sure that whichever type of structure you grow them against has plenty of space for whorling!
• Morning glories are low maintenance; just be sure to water during particularly dry periods.
• Mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

• ‘Heavenly Blue’ are the classic morning glories with rich azure (blue) flowers and white throats. These plants climb to 12 feet.
• ‘Scarlett O’Hara’ has bright red flowers with a white throat. It climbs to 15 feet.