Morning glory. Tips for growing and caring for a garden beauty

Morning glory is essentially a liana, which is distinguished by its decorativeness and its unpretentious care. This bindweed is well suited for decorating hedges, gazebos, arches. The length of the plant can be up to 5 m. On the site of many gardeners, you can find both annual and perennial liana. You can often find the name of this vine as "flower of the morning dawn." The thing is that the flowers of this vine begin to bloom in the morning, with the sunrise. You can find a wide variety of colors of flowers of this amazing plant: blue, blue, purple, pink, red, white. Ipomoea grows quickly and conquers territory where it grows. It is also pleasing that the morning glory grows for a long time, from summer to winter frosts. But the flowers bloom for only 1 day, but this is not noticeable due to the large number of buds on the liana. Ipomoea can also be grown not only in the garden, but also in a pot on your balconies. For the brightness and saturation of the colors of its flowers and the speed with which it grows, this plant is often used for landscape design. Morning glory is a sunshine lover and needs regular watering. Also a unique feature of the morning glory is the fact that as soon as the sun's rays appear, its flowers bloom, as soon as the sun disappears, then the flower closes. This will create a sense of life in the entire garden.

Morning glory varieties

• Ipomoea purple... This variety has a large flower, it can be red, pink, white, blue, purple, maroon.
• Ipomoea ivy... The flowers are medium in size. The flowering period is July - early October. Most often it has a blue tint, but sometimes you can find a red and pink tint.
• Moon-flowering morning glory. This is a very interesting type of morning glory. It begins to bloom at night, and closes in the morning. Also, flowering begins in July and lasts until October. Has a delicate almond scent.
• Morning glory nile... This species also has a height of 3 m. The flowering period is July - mid-September. This variety has very beautiful bicolor flowers. The color of flowers can be different: pink-brown, golden, creamy pink. The bud has the shape of a star, with a double edge, with rounded petals.
• Cypress Liana (Ipomoea kvamoklit)... This variety is also very mesmerizing with its decorative effect thanks to its star-shaped flowers. The flowering period is July - September. It is a bright variety that has an attractively bright color of leaves and bright red flowers in abundance. It is unpretentious about care and tends to grow rapidly.
• Morning glory blue. The flowering period of blue flowers is mid-summer - until the first frost. The flowers are large, with a diameter of about 10 cm. This variety is very fond of warmth and direct sunlight, and also loves when it is watered in moderation.

Morning glory planting in open ground

The most common breeding method for this plant is self-seeding. Ipomoea itself begins to shed its seeds after they are ripe. You can also buy morning glory seeds at any store, then germinate them according to the instructions and then plant them in open soil. In March, the seed should be soaked in water for 1 day in advance. Then you can place it in separate glasses with earth. Taking care of your seedlings is not that difficult. 10 days after planting, you will be able to observe the seedlings, as the soil dries up, you will need to water the seedlings.When planting, you need to try to remove the plant from the container as accurately as possible, while capturing a large piece of land. The fact is that morning glory does not quite like transplanting. Try to keep about 20 cm between the holes. After planting, provide warm watering as always. When the plant begins to grow, it is imperative to install a support next to the plant.

How to properly care for morning glory

These plants are not whimsical in terms of care. It grows in any soil. For her, the main thing is watering. It is not worth watering a lot so that the root does not start to rot. The plant doesn't really need to be fed with fertilizer. But if you want, you can add complex fertilizer. No small damage to the plant can be caused by such pests as aphids and spider mites. To combat them, "Karbofos", "Actellik", "Fitoverm" have proved themselves not bad. Before the onset of winter frosts, the perennial plant must be carefully dug up and transferred to a large container, which will need to be taken to a basement or other cool place. Do not forget that the ground part of the plants will need to be cut off. If you live in a warm region, you can leave the morning glory in its place on the site.
As you can see, this plant is not so difficult to grow on your plot or balcony. So you can safely make it a decoration of your garden plot. Morning glory: how to plant and care for