Moonflower Flower Seed

Morning Glory (Moonflower) - Ipomoea Alba

Season: Annual
Zones: 8-11
Height: 1 - 10 feet (vining)
Bloom Season: Blooms best in late summer and early fall, provided it doesn’t get too dry.
Environment: Full Sun
Soil Requirement: Moist Well Drained Soil
Seed Depth: 1/2"
Seed Spacing: 1"
Days to Emerge: 10 - 20
Approximate Seeds Per Pound: 1600
When to Sow Outside: In spring after last frost or early summer.
When to Sow Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before planting outside.
Cannot ship seed to AZ

 This unusual relative of the Morning Glory opens its flowers at dusk and blooms throughout the night. Plant this fast-growing vine on a porch, near an entrance, or under a window where you can enjoy the evening performance and heady fragrance. The flowers unfold in 2-3 minutes, and event worth waiting for! The fragrant white blossoms reach up to 6 inches across and are well suited to a gothic or moon garden. This twining vine will quickly climb to 15 feet (or more in frost-free climates) and makes an excellent fence screen. Grown as an annual in northern climates or tender perennial in tropical areas. This easy-to-grow vine may be started indoors or sown outside after last frost when soil temperature warm to about 55 degrees.

Growing moonflowers from flower seed is easy. Because they have a hard seed coat, nicking the seed coat with a knife tip or rubbing seeds with a piece of sandpaper will improve germination. This is probably not necessary with seeds obtained from the seed companies but may help with pass-along seeds.

Seeds can be planted it in any reasonably good garden soil that receives at least six hours of bright light during the day, but don’t plant until the soil temperature has warmed above 55 degrees Fahrenheit. If you’re in a hurry, seeds can be planted indoors in a container and then transplanted to the garden when the soil warms. Moonflower will reseed itself unless the flowers are deadheaded.