Annuals & Biennials

Ipomoea
Impomoea
morning glory

- Height 8-10 ft (240-300 cm)
- Planting distance 8-12 in (20-30 cm)
- Flowers midsummer to early fall
- Rich, well-drained soil
- Sunny, sheltered site
- Half-hardy annual

Morning glory is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful climbers. Grown as an annual, its wiry stems twist their way up walls, trellises, pergolas, or simple pea-stick supports, decorating them with heart-shaped light green leaves and magnificent trumpet-shaped flowers in either a heavenly blue color fading to white in the center or red-purple.

Popular species and cultivars
Ipomoea purpurea (syn. Convolvulus purpureus) bears purple flowers singly or in small cluster. It is a vigorous climber, to 10 ft (300 cm) high. 'Scarlet Star' is cerise with star. Ipomoea tricolor is a half-hardy perennial usually grown as an annual. A free-flowering species, it carries large red-purple to blue flowers. The plant reaches 8 ft (240 cm) high. 'Heavenly Blue' is sky-blue and white-throated.

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