![]() ![]() Note: Morning glory seeds are poisonous, especially in large quantities. ![]() Morning Glory is blooming now in the Terrace Garden located near the Visitor Center. Morning Glory wraps itself around things, grows like a worm, and has been called “worm flower.” ![]() The Latin name comes from the Latin prefix ip, which translates to the words “worm” and “like”. The Morning Glory flower is also called the Ipomoea. Often found in Victorian literature and on Victorian gravestones to signify a love that never ended and conversely, a love that was never reciprocated. Morning Glory plants symbolize unrequited love. ![]() The limited amount of morning glories we grow are grown for their ability to provide food for an impressive array of pollinators which includes bees and Lepidoptera. The light blue flower fades to a white throat, creating a dramatic flower known to attract visitors cameras in addition to pollinators looking for a snack. ‘Clarke’s Heavenly Blue’ is an heirloom variety that came into the trade during the 1920s to early 1930s. This cultivar tends to grow to 12 feet tall with roughly 4-inch flowers. Their big, fragrant, colorful flowers are known to attract pollinators, including butterflies and hummingbirds!Īt Bok Tower Gardens we have been using the cultivar Ipmomoea tricolor ‘Clarke’s Heavenly Blue’. The vine thrives under many different growing conditions and can grow up to 15 feet in one season depending on the cultivar! Morning glories are drought-tolerant and bloom from early summer to the late fall. The plant can be trained to use as a dense groundcover. Think of the most romantic garden from the movies, and chances are Morning Glory is in the background. The blooms unfurl in the sun and the romantic tendrils that lend old-fashioned charm. Morning glories have slender stems, heart-shaped leaves, and gorgeous flowers of pink, purple-blue, magenta, or white. In the Gardens, we use a triangular-shaped trellis that can be created with bamboo and some wire. The plant’s tendrils wrap around an arch, framework, or even a pergola. When the rapid development of the seedling begins, it is transferred to a large capacity or into the soil.With their big trumpet-shaped blooms, Morning Glory is a garden stunner for full sun conditions. The temperature of the environment and lighting are essential. When planted from a seed, Ipomoea alba develops slowly at the initial stage of its growth and then the sprout begins to grow rapidly. Ipomoea alba prefers rich and damp but well drained soil. It revives the coolness of the night or in days without sun. Of course, you can plant it in the sun, but the colors during the day look faded. The plant definitely prefers shady places. It has twining stems, large green heart shaped leaves and large fragrant white or pink flowers which reach a diameter of eight to fourteen cm and open in the late afternoon. Ipomoea alba is related to the sweet potato vine and can reach a height of 5–30 m. We shall have a close look at one of the most beautiful moonflower species – Ipomoea alba – which many people call The Queen of the night. The term Moonflower is often used to describe a whole group of plants that bloom at night and includes many varieties like Datura species, Night-blooming cereus, etc. They will make it look like a paradise with a lovely scent at all times of the day. When planning your garden, think about the nocturnal species. Even though it seems asleep, part of the garden actually wakes up and some of the plants that have slept all day, waiting for the night coolness, fill the warm night air with their fantastic aroma. At night, the garden changes and transforms into a place that leads another life – quiet, calm, mysterious and mystical. During daytime it is a welcoming, sun-lit spot for recreation, a place full of life, colorful flowers, scents and song of birds. Every garden is an unusual and magical place that looks completely different in the different hours of the day. ![]()
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