Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 10
- Height: 120 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer through fall
- Bloom Color: Light blue
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Poor quality, pH 6.1 - 7.8
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 70F
- Average Germ Time: 7 - 21 days
- Light Required: No
- Depth: 1/4 inch
- Sowing Rate: 6 - 8 seeds per foot
- Moisture: Keep seed moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: Thin to 12 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Morning Glory
Morning Glory (Ipomoea Tricolor Ismay) - This Morning Glory has light blue flowers, 3 - 4 inches across, marked with a deep blue star. The large, showy flowers will often attract hummingbirds. This Ipomoea Tricolor has heart-shaped leaves and it makes a wonderful climbing vine which can adorn unlimited possibilities. It is simple to establish from Morning Glory flower seeds, and it is considered to be an annual plant, but it readily self-sows and reseeds itself the following spring from its own flower seed.
Growing Morning Glory Ismay 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. After nicking the seeds, place them in a bowl and soak overnight in warm water.
Seeds can be planted directly outdoors in any reasonably good garden soil that receives at least six hours of bright light during the day. Sow Ipomoea flower seeds after all danger of frost has passed, 6 - 8 seeds per foot. Thin to 12 inches apart. To get a jumpstart in the spring, seeds can be planted indoors in a container and then transplanted outdoors when they have 2 - 3 leaves.
