Growing Morning Glory
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Our garden is pretty sad at this point of the season. Thankfully we planted morning glory on a manageable trellis early this past spring.
The blossoms unfurl from spiral buds early each day.
It’s grown into a beautiful giant, with dozens of blossoms greeting us every morning. See how thick the vines have grown at the base? (That’s my dog’s tail on the left if you’re wondering.)
Now is the time to observe the garden and consider where you have blank spaces or areas you want to spruce up for the next growing season. Have a bare spot in the yard? Are you thinking about beginning a hedge or creating border? With winding, reaching vines growing upwards of 15-20 feet per season, Morning Glories are an excellent choice for covering a fence or trellis.
I think I could probably sit and watch the vines as they grow, curling and creeping.
Left alone, Morning Glory will reseed from year to year. Watch out, they can be invasive. So be careful where you choose to plant them. We planted ours on a trellis separated enough from the rest of the garden so it couldn’t overtake our other babies.
Morning Glory are easy to grow. They’re tolerant of poor soil and prefer full sun, and grow in a variety of colors; violets, pinks and white, among others. There’s even a night blooming moon flower that’s fun to watch too. Check your local garden centers for available varieties and information about growing Morning Glory in your zone.
Happy growing!
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I could handle an invasive plant that looks this lovely! I’ve tried growing these before but they’ve never really taken off…I think our yard has too much shade. I love our big shade trees when I’m sitting on the back deck, but it does make it difficult to grow certain plants. Maybe I’ll just sit and admire your post and photographs instead!
Morning glories remind me so much of my Grandmother! These are stunning, Amy. I need to remember to plant some this next Spring. Will you remind me please?
I have a white moonflower outside my bedroom window…I absolutely love it. There are so many blooms all summer long. I just hope it doesn’t freeze to death over the winter!
Beautiful, tricky here in England, spectacular in Greece.
These SHOULD be so simple to grow. Sigh. And yet. I envy you. Beautiful photos too.
I love the heavenly blue morning glories, and I’ve planted them a lot but they never came back the next year. I guess it was too cold for them in central Illinois
I’ve planted morning glories this season and had two vines that didn’t match all the others, they are slow to grow, and slow to bloom. I just did a google lens search, trying to determine what they were and it brought me here…so they are indeed morning glories, just a different variety than the rest. Thank you for helping me to solve the mystery!