Morning Glory Milky Way 65 seeds large white trumpet flower, bloom June - Sept

Stunning large white trumpet shaped flowers with dark pink stripes on rich green heart shaped leaves, a fantastic climber.

Annual

Indoor Planting:

Soak seeds overnight before planting. sow seeds 1.5cm deep in trays of moist compost, be careful not to over water. store in a warm place at an appeox temperature of 16-18 degrees C (60-64F)

Growing on

When the seedlingd are strong enough to handle they can be transplanted into bigger pots or trays. Do not overcrowd the plants and keep in a warm, light position. Once all chance of frost has passed the plants can be transplanted direct into your desired location in May. harden off first.

Outdoor planting:

Sow seeds 1.5cm deep in flowering location, thin to above spacings. These plants prefer full sun and will require support.

Species of morning glories are native of tropical America. Morning Glories are also present in Asia although they also grow in subtropical and temperate regions.

Morning glory is the common name for a number of species of flowering plants in the family the Convolvulaceae, belonging to the following genera: Calystegia, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Merremia and Rivea.

Morning glories belong to a different genera with slightly different floral, fruit and leaf characteristics but all Morning Glories produce typical funnel-shaped blossoms in white, red, blue, purple and yellow.

The Morning Glory flowers often show marks where the corolla is neatly folded or rolled up in the bud. The Morning glory flowers start to fade 2 hours before the petals start showing a visible curling.

Morning Glories prefer a full sun throughout the day. Morning Glory flowers can be as much as 8 inches across although most are around 4 inches.

Facts about Morning Glory

• Morning glory vines reach a height of 10 feet or more.
• Morning Glories have lush green foliage.
• Some Morning glories are excellent seed voyagers.
• Morning glory leaves are heart-shaped, 4 - 5 inches long.
• In many species the morning glory seeds contain d-lysergic acid amide, ergoline alkaloids better known as LSA, which are poisonous in nature.
• Morning glories produce round seed pods in clusters hanging from their vines.
• When the Morning glory seeds mature the pods turn papery brown and become hard.
• The mature Morning glory seeds are dark-brown to matte-black and wedge shaped.
• The Morning glory seeds are sized between 1/8" and 1/4" long.