Comments on How to Grow Morning Glory (Ipomoea)

I planted light blue morninglories and they turned ouit to be navy blue. Why?

Morning glories are definitely becoming my pride and joy. Planted only blue last year, then let those reseed (by just shaking the pods off from the vines during dorman cleanup) and added some whites this year to the same fence row. I'm thinking of bringing in patriotic red next year. They are just so full and beautiful right now.

They grow prolifically on chain link fence, spilling out over the gate and the neighbor's fence, but maybe you have discovered that already. I'm trying to find out whether I have to pull all the vines down every fall.

someone help me out how long does it to bud and bloom or how long is it suppose to take, started 1 in may how large is it supposed to be I too got lots of leaves big ones too it is almost 2 feet long but no sign of buds or bloom I grew for mt daughter science class she got an A by the way it is still growing in aug.

I just found out this summer I'm sure their morning glory. I have lived in my home for 12 yrs but slacked on pulling up growing things around the deck. The leaves look like morning Glory and they did have some budds, but I don't think they bloomed. Now I know what to look for I'll wait till next yr and see how things go.

These are the first seeds I have ever germinated. It's exciting. A whole world.

Mine are flourishing on my Manhattan terrace...but no flowers yet.

...or inspire the plant to do better! :-)

see my other comments. i'm willing to try anything at this point. maybe some silk ones wired in would make me happy!!! lol!!!!

barb: I wonder if it has something to do with the weather? it is so weird. and a week after applying the bloom burst, still nothing. I did read that someone else had this problem in the past and finally they began to bloom. also, someone else said to stress them, like not watering, and that will produce blossoms. we'll see. I will keep posting if anything works at all. but hey, we can grow vines like crazy, right?

I have the same situation. Lots of vine growth, but no blossoms.

very nice

a friend suggested bloom burst, so I have applied that. with all of the heat we have had they are now over 8 feet tall. still waiting for blooms...............

my plants are over 7 feet tall and like the woven structure of green garden string which they are climbing on. when do they begin to flower? I see no flower buds yet.

My father had a friend who had morning glories climbing all over a tall archway..gorgeous. Could never figure out how she got them to grow like that. Good luck!

will try again this year so far so good.

afteran overnight soak..i put mine in 6 pk punnets w'fertilome...in 3 days they were bursting out...gonna cover the perimeter of my garden w'"sattelite white w'blue viened beautys..".augusta flowerama "here in manitou spgs., colorado....

My mother was a farmgirl in Mn. She taught me how to grow some things...the first seeds I planted were Morning Glories...He favorite and mine were heavenly blue...

Ours died over the winter and has not come back. Is there anything we can do to prevent this next year? Is there a way to help it reseed itself?

my morning glory reached 3 ft already. so happy to see that, can't wait for the flowers.

we havr tons every year,look at my photos on my page.

We live in central Iowa and our chain link fence is covered every year with these great flowers.

I am thinking of covering my chain link fence with morning glories. Will the metal be too hot for them? Should I still start them climbing up twine? I live in Iowa.

I live on a downstairs apt. with a nice small poarch.. they always do well for covering windows and trellis VERY easily.

morning glory! i am getting excited about planting beautiful stuff.