Comments on: Morning Glory vine

By: Carrie Tompkins

Carrie Tompkins — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:30:36 +0000

Why do my Morning Glories only bloom for one day? If you touch the flower it will fall off by evening.

By: James Agne

James Agne — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:50:37 +0000

I have morning glory flowers here in NW Oklahoma. Once they vines die out in the winter, should I remove them or will they come back in the spring?

Hi James
You can remove the vines. Morning glory may reseed itself in spring and start a new vine.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:48:33 +0000

My Morning Glories bloom nicely for the day and usaully do not reopen the next day, is this commom or is something wrong?

Hi Brad
Morning glories like tropical hibiscus bloom only once and then they are done. There is nothing wrong with your plant.

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:32:10 +0000

My morning glories have beautiful, healthy vines, but the blooms never open! I am in Illinois. What could be the problem?

Hi Lucinda
Is it possible that you don’t see your vine in the morning. Morning glories bloom in the morning and then close up by evening.

By: Larry Hill

Larry Hill — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:32:56 +0000

MG and clematis
I am concerned that my morning glories may choke out my clematis. Am I well advised not to not plant them too close together next year? Is there a danger that the morning glories (an annual) might utterly destroy my perennial clematis?

Hi Larry
The aggresive nature of morning glories can overtake clematis by competing for light and nutrients. Your clematis should survive but don’t plant morning glories next to them next year.

By: Lane

Lane — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:52:33 +0000

I planted several Heavenly Blue morning glories from seed in pretty poor soil about 7 weeks ago. They are interspersed with sunflowers in a full sun area in a 6 x 9 rectangular shape (trying to grow a “sunflower house” for the kids and the morning glories are supposed to wrap around the sunflower stalks.)

However, the MGs are only about 2 inches high and don’t seem to have grown much at all in the last few weeks. The sunflowers are now about 14 inches high, which may impeded with the light the morning glories get, since they haven’t taken off yet. I am watering more than usual because of unseasonal hot weather. They are in an area with some tree roots (which I tried to pull up when planting the seeds.) What could be causing this stunting? Should I water more/less? They are mulched with grass that had been treated with weed/feed a few weeks before cutting. Could that be the problem? I’m located in Alaska.

Hi Lane
It’s possible that the grass treated with weed/feed can have an effect on stunting the morning glory. Competition for light can also have affect the growth rate. Keep the plants moist but not too wet. They tolerate dry soil better than wet soil.

By: ana costa

ana costa — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:12:39 +0000

hi, what exactly do you mean when you say “pull out in winter”? Do i literally pull out the plant with roots and all? i dont understand how it will reseed at this point. Unfortunately, I had no idea what MG was and planted it with a Jasmine plant as it was so small and has overcome the climbing jasmine and all the climber. I thought all i had to do was cut all the leaves which i think is alot just doing that without harming the jasmine. I have to say the deep purple with jasmine is beautiful. i hope i havent harmed the jasmine.
please tell me the jasmine will survive.

Hi Ana
Not sure where the reference is for “pull out in winter”most likely it is to get rid of the dead vine (roots and all).
Morning glory will reseed itself during the growing season. As it blooms, it will make seeds which will ripen and eventually drop to the soil waiting for the next opportunity to grow. Morning glory is an aggressive vine and will take over the container and your jasmine. You need to remove the vine if you want to save your jasmine. If you can see the main stem of the MG, cut it at the base and it will kill the whole vine. Be on the lookout for new seedlings and remove them as well.

By: muhammad khabbab

muhammad khabbab — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:12 +0000

hi, my zone is 10b. can i grow Convolvulus tricolor as perennial in my zone? If yes, what is ideal sowing time?. Summer reaches over 100F here while winter is mild not below 5c. We also get moonsoon rains in july/august. Note that we grow ipomoea purpuea (morning glory) as perennial here.

Hi
Sow Convolvulus tricolor the same time you would morning glory. I would say in late winter/early spring.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:33:56 +0000

Hello, I live in central Washington, and I have planted morning glories (heavnenly blue, and flying saucers) for the past 3 years in late april after the threat of frost has past and have had beautiful thriving plants with many blooms. By this time the plants are usually beginning to thrive and make there way up the trellis and fenced deck. This year has been very different, as they are still very small and only one has begum to shoot its vine up the trellis, and its smaller than normal. The rest appear to be getting eaten, possibly by little tiny ants that I have seen around this area, but rarely do I see any insects eating them. Im guessing that the holes in the leaves are depleting the plants of energy from the sun, and thats wahts stunting their growth. The other problem is, I planted much more than what has come up, there are bare areas, where I planted 5-6 seeds and none have grown. The soil is poor, and I thought they liked this, since they have done so well in the past. SHould I fertilize? And how can i protect the plants with insect holes in them from further damage? I dont want to kill the poor things from the wrong type of insecticide, and am sort of weray of the idea of using an insecticide in the first place, i will if i have to. I’m almost positive the enemy are these little ants. I would really value any tips, i love these plants, and need to save them before its too late. some have been chewed to destruction before any vines shot out.

By: Renee'

Renee' — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:51:18 +0000

I just planted some morning glory plants I got from a local nursery. The weather has been stranger than usual here with quite a bit of rain and then getting really hot. I planted the plants in really bad soil, and watered after planting. My plants look really wilty. Should I water the plants more often due to the heat, or wait and see if letting them dry out works better. How much water do they usually require? Thanks for your help.

Hi Renee
What type of soil did you plant the morning glory in? Is it well drained? Morning Glories don’t transplant well and will sulk for a while. They should get 1″ of water per week in watering or rain but may need more in hot weather. If the soil is wet and the plant is wilted-do not water, wait for the soil to dry out.