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Morning glory
is a kind of vine that has beautiful flower. It belongs to annual plant because
this plant will died after blooming. It can survive approximately 3 – 4 months.
There are many kinds of morning glory. The most known are moonflower (Ipomoea alba), mexican morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), and japanese morning
glory (Ipomoea nil).
Growing
morning glory is very easy. This kind of flower is recommended for the beginner
in gardening. It doesn’t need special treatment and heat tolerance. There are
some steps to grow morning glory.What you need to prepare before planting
morning glory are the seeds of morning glories, soil, and pots.
First,
soak the seeds in fresh water about 6 – 12 hours. Seeds of morning glories are
hard. Therefore, soaking the seeds in water can help to germinate quickly. This
is an optional step. So, if you won’t do this, you can skip this step.
Next,
plant each seed in shallow holes about 1.5 cm deep in permanent place or
pot.Plant morning glory in a seed tray is not recommended, because it can’t be
adapted well if you want to transplant it to another place. The good soil for morning glory is
well-draining topsoil. Don’t use clay for this plant.
At least, the seeds of
morning glory need 3-7 days to sprout. You have to be patient to wait them.
Water the seedlings once a day with a spray in the morning and keep the
temperature about 20 – 30˚C. Put the seedlings in the shade place.
After
morning glories sprout, move them to the light place. Even though they love
sunlight, you should keep the soil to be moist until the true leaves appear.
Avoid your plants from the heavy rain, because the young morning glories are
fragile. You can fertilize morning glories when their age is about four weeks.
Don’t fertilize them too often, just do it once a month.
Adult
plants need something to climb. Provide trellis for morning glories to climb or
you can let them to climb on the fence. Don’t hope they will climb on the wall,
because they can’t climb on the flat surface.
Morning
glory takes 4-6 weeks to start blooming. Each flower will bloom every morning
and it will close before midday. Sometimes, the colour of the flowers is
influenced by air temperature. Therefore, one plant will have different colour
gradation for each flower. Morning glory flowers will produce seeds after
blooming. They will form pods. You can crop the seeds after the pods are dry
and the colour changes to be dark brown.
Growing
flowers from the seeds is very enjoyable. We will get satisfy when we see the
flowers has been blooming.
