Q&A for How to Grow Morning Glories

For the most part, Morning Glories are annuals. However, some Morning Glories in warmer regions are perennials.

Just leave it. In most places, morning glories will die entirely in the winter and you can just remove them at that time.

Pull the plants out by the roots before they have a chance to set seeds. It will be easiest right after a rain when the soil is very moist.

If they are in a container and it's easy for you to move them, it might be a good idea. They don't like too much water.

They usually come in shades of blue, violet, or purple. Morning glories cross-pollinate, so the colors depend on the parents. Mine is deep purple.

They need more water.

Yes, you should water your morning glories to encourage growth and blooming.

In San Diego I have seen them planted in the ground and forming beautiful mounds as a ground cover.

They're probably not getting enough sunlight. Try moving your plant to a sunnier place. They can tolerate heat.

Yes.

That's because there are different varieties. You can't make them bloom a different color, you have to buy the seeds for that color.

The plant will slowly twine or wrap itself around and hang there, then grow onto another part of the host/trellis type structure.

Some varieties do come back from the dropped seeds. However, you will likely have to plant new plants each year.

Once the true leaves open, you can plant them outside. Morning glories are hard to transplant, though, so use a peat pot so you can put the pot directly on the ground.

In my experience, they drop seeds. I have yet to have to replant in the last 3 years.

Plant at the top and the bottom for even coverage. Then once the plants begin to sprawl you can train them to go where you'd like by intertwining them together or using a guide, such as a stick inserted in the ground. As long as you don't wrap the vine around the stick, you will be able to remove the stick a few days later once the vine is cooperating.

Quit feeding and watering them. Frequent rain can also keep them in 'grow mode.' Flowers are the plants response to survival, as blooms make seeds to ensure continued survival of the next generation. Once in the ground in direct sunlight and hot weather, they will bloom and bloom.

Possibly too much water. They tolerate dry soil quite well. Over-\watering promotes vine growth but not flowers.

My morning glories did grow all year in the Naples, Florida area. They can be invasive though, so be careful where you plant them!

There's no need to. The snow and cold will kill the plant; just replant it from seeds next spring.

You don't really need to worry about a few black ants, but you should check for aphids. Ants alone do not harm morning glories, but they do cultivate aphids. However, even a few aphids won't harm the morning glories.

Yes, you can, as long as it gets enough sunlight. If you are in the northern hemisphere, it's best to plant them facing south. However, if the west side of your house is exposed to enough sunlight, you can.

It depends on what climate you live in, but in the northern hemisphere, it is probably okay as long as you water them every 2 weeks or so. (Be careful after the late summer because it starts to get colder.)

Don't take the plant out at all! Replanting will kill the morning glory due to its fragile root structure.

You can sow directly, but remember you will have to mow the grass at some point and will likely mow the morning glories too.

You should plant them after your area's last frost and when the soil starts to warm up. The soil temperature that seeds strive in is 68 - 86 degrees.

Yes. Plants always regenerate as long as their stems and roots are undisturbed.

Buy three morning glory plants. Use all those fertilizer brands for two months. Whichever plant is thriving more, that is the fertilizer that works best for your environment, so stick with that one.

Yes. They will tolerate drought well. It's best to plant them in a sunny place.

It doesn't matter. The seeds will figure out the correct way to grow.