Morning Glory Mary Seeds

For Kids Who Garden,
Good morning to all! I am Morning Glory Mary and I make kids' gardens bright and beautiful. My sky blue flowers flare out like trumpets from my vines early every morning. I'd love to wake up in your family's garden.

Do you have a fence, trellis or archway in your yard? That's the place to plant my seeds. Wait until the last danger of frost has passed, and sow morning glory seeds about 6 inches apart. Soon my vines will sprout from the ground and in no time at all, I'll be blossoming. I get many flowers on each of my vines.

Won't your garden be the prettiest this year if you plant morning glory seeds in springtime?

Your Friend,
Morning Glory Mary

* Sorry, Morning Glory seeds cannot be shipped to Arizona.

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How to Grow from the Ipomea Family -Morning Glory Seeds- Moonflower Seeds

The Morning Glory family includes Moonflowers that only bloom at night.
Vines grow 10 to 20 feet in a season. Morning Glories have dark, heart-shaped leaves and produce breath-taking trumpet flowers up to 3 inches in diameter.

The big, fragrant flowers unfurl to greet the morning sun, then close up in the afternoon. Colors include white, red, pink, purple, blue, and bicolor. Give your Morning Glory plant something to climb up. They will entwine themselves around obstacles. They are perfect grown on a fence, lamppost or trellis.

Morning Glory are grown from seeds. The seed coat is very thick. Nick Morning Glory seeds, or soak it in warm water overnight to soften it ,and this will increase germination rates.

Sow Morning Glory seeds early in the season and cover lightly with 1/4" of soil. Water thoroughly once. Thin or space plants to a final distance of 6" apart. They will tolerate a little crowding if there is ample supports for their vines to spread up and out.

Morning Glory plants like full sun. Add a general purpose fertilizer when planting them, then once a month after that.

Once your Morning Glories are established, they should grow well, even if left unattended. Soil should be moist, but not wet. Water them during dry periods, once or twice per week.

Morning Glory are half hardy annuals. They will often survive the first frost, especially if grown along the house or other buildings. Morning glories have very few problems with insects and disease. If insect or disease problems occur, treat early with organic or chemical insect repellents and fungicide. They will not survive a hard frost or freeze.

Morning Glory plants like full sun. They will grow in average to poor soils. Add compost prior to planting, if your soil is poor.