Morning glory planting and care outdoors in siberia

Landscape designers often use climbing flowering plants for garden decoration. Morning glory, planting and care in the open field, which does not require much effort, will thank you with a cool shade and decorative effect.

The beauty of the morning glory is very poisonous, so you need to take care of a protective fence if small children and pets are walking on the territory.

Ipomoea belongs to the bindweed family and is its colorful representative, because the varieties of this species are full of a kaleidoscope of colors. The plant grows rapidly and begins to bloom early. In just 2-3 months from the moment of sowing the seeds, the morning glory vine forms a dense flowering carpet. It is the growth rate that makes the plant a popular decoration for gazebos, house facades, fences and unsightly areas of the garden.

How to grow morning glory

Ipomoea can be planted with seeds and seedlings, and new African varieties develop from underground tubers. The timing of planting morning glory in open ground in each region is different. Depending on the climatic conditions and the method of reproduction, plants are planted from late winter to early summer.

Sowing seeds

Seed material can be purchased at flower shops or collected by yourself, the main thing is that the seeds are of good quality. Sowing in open ground is carried out in the first half of spring, when the weather is warm. You should not use seed that has lay for more than three years - seedlings will be partial.

Ipomoea is grown as an annual plant, because it is not able to winter in the ground. At the slightest frost, the plant dies.

Planting morning glory seeds in open ground is suitable for the Moscow region, where plant care begins in early spring.

Morning glory grows best in black soil and loam. It grows quickly and pleases with abundant flowering. In the prepared area, shallow planting holes are formed, into which one or two seeds are laid. They are sprinkled with soil and watered with warm water.

When the seedlings grow up a little, you need to take care of a solid support on which the vine vine will trail.

Growing seedlings

To obtain strong and healthy seedlings by the end of spring, sowing seeds in planting containers is carried out at the end of February or in March. The soil for seedlings must be prepared in advance by mixing leaf humus, peat, vermiculite, coconut fiber and expanded clay in a ratio (2: 1: 1: 1: 0.5).

Planting Ipomoea seedlings in open ground is practiced in the harsh climate of Siberia, because there are long winters and care for garden plants begins in late spring.

Seed sowing technology:

1. Seed material must be placed in warm water for a day to swell. If swelling does not occur, then each seed should be pricked with a sterile needle and placed back in water.
2. Swollen seeds are planted in small planting containers, several pieces each, watered and covered with polyethylene. Every day, the seedlings are ventilated and, if necessary, watered.
3. The first shoots will appear in a week and a half if the temperature is at least 18 degrees.
4. When young plants grow up to 16 cm, a thick thread or rope is tied to their base, the free end of which is fixed on top - this will serve as a support for the growing bindweed.

As young bindweeds grow, they need to be transplanted into larger containers several times. But the root ball should not be disturbed, because morning glories are bad for transplants.

Planting morning glory in the ground

The best place for planting a plant is well-lit places, but flowers close quickly in direct sunlight, so gardeners recommend choosing a place with diffused light. In the shade, the plant grows slowly and forms small buds.

It is important to transplant the seedlings correctly so that the morning glory develops well:

1. It is necessary to transplant seedlings by the transshipment method, preserving the earthen lump as much as possible.
2. The spacing between plants should be at least 25 cm.
3. Next to each bush, supports are installed or ropes are pulled, onto which the planted plants are wound.
4. Water each plant abundantly.

If morning glories are planted near buildings, then care should be taken that they do not fall on precipitation flowing from the roof. Water streams can injure plants.

Competent plant care

In order for the morning glory planted in open ground to feel comfortable, a number of rules should be observed when leaving.

• carry out regular watering, but avoid stagnation of moisture in the soil;
• fertilize plants with complex dressings;
• to carry out the prevention of diseases and pests;
• collect seeds in a timely manner, which ripen three weeks after the flowers wilt.

For the usual methods of care, the plant will thank you with lush greenery and abundant variegated flowering.

Competent planting of morning glory in the open ground and caring for it will help save the strength of the gardener. This unpretentious, fast-growing vine is capable of transforming any garden in a short time.

All about growing morning glory - video

Morning glory is an ornamental liana with large, bright flowers, characterized by a high growth rate. Due to this ability, the plant is often used to decorate gazebos, arches, fences and various other objects in the garden. An additional advantage of growing morning glory is its undemanding care and maintenance conditions. For rapid growth and beautiful flowering, she just needs to ensure timely watering and regular feeding.

1 Description and popular varieties

Morning glory (ipomea) is an annual or perennial vine from the Vyunkov family. The weed, which gardeners call bindweed, is its closest relative. Under natural conditions, plants of this genus grow in tropical and subtropical climates. Ipomoea has a high growth rate, in a short time the liana can stretch up to 4 m in length. The plant has large funnel-shaped flowers of various colors and shades, as well as bright green large heart-shaped leaves. The root system, depending on the variety, can be either rhizome, tubers, or root.

In Japan, ipomea has received the nickname "glory to the morning" for the ability of flowers to turn many times during the day to follow the sun's rays.

In total, there are about 500 species of morning glory, of which 25 are used for decorative purposes. Thanks to breeding work, new varieties have been obtained that differ in a long flowering period with proper care.

Purple morning glory is an annual liana with a pubescent stem, the length of which, under favorable conditions, can be 8 m. Depending on the variety, the leaves can be oval or lanceolate. Single flowers grow up to 7 cm in length and can be red, purple, lilac or white in color. There are varieties with double flowers and variegated colors. Common varieties of purple morning glory: Starfish, Giselle, Nochka.Especially popular among flower growers is a varietal mixture of Paradise stars, which has excellent decorative qualities.

Ipomoea kvamoklit is distinguished by its delicate foliage and small tubular-shaped flowers. Among the most popular varieties are pinnate quamoklite, cardinal vine, lobed quamoklite and fiery red quamoklite.

Morning glory Sweet potato is better known as a vegetable crop and is one of the staple foods of some peoples of Central America. But recently, this type of morning glory has been grown for decorative purposes, including at home. Funnel-shaped flowers can be of very different shades - from white to purple.

Ipomoea tricolor is also called red-blue morning glory. The shoots of this perennial vine can reach 5 m in length. The plant has large heart-shaped leaves on long petioles. Funnel-shaped flowers up to 10 cm in diameter at the beginning of their flowering have a blue color, but over time it changes and acquires a purple hue. Popular varieties include Blue Star, Pink Lollipop, and Flying Saucer.

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2 Growing seedlings

After receiving the seeds of morning glory, they retain their germination for another 3-4 years. Sowing seeds for growing seedlings is necessary in early May. But first they must be scarified, that is, damage their shell a little or just soak for 24 hours in warm water. The seeds will swell, then their germination will improve. If the desired effect cannot be achieved, then it is necessary to pierce the seed shell with a needle and re-soak.

Seeds

It is recommended to select the soil for seed germination taking into account the plant variety. For example, varieties of African origin need soil for succulents mixed with expanded clay aggregate, and varieties from America require a complex mixture. It is prepared from 2 parts of leaf soil, 1 part of peat, the same amount of vermiculite and coconut fiber, and 0.5 parts of expanded clay chips.

The seeds are planted correctly as follows:

1. 1. Fill disposable cups with prepared soil.
2. 2. Pre-soaked seeds are planted in the ground in 2–4 pieces. To create greenhouse conditions, cover the cups with glass or film.
3. 3. Periodically, the shelter is removed for ventilation, removal of condensate and watering the soil.

At temperatures from +18 to +20 degrees, the first shoots appear 12 days after sowing. When the seedlings reach 15 cm in length, they are attached to a string, which will serve as a guide for the bindweed. As they grow up, the seedlings must be transplanted in a larger container using the transshipment method to preserve the root system. To get more lateral branches, pinch the seedlings.

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3 Planting morning glory in open ground

Growing morning glory from seedlings is suitable for Siberia, in a short summer. In this case, the seedlings should be transplanted into open ground at the end of May or at the beginning of June, after the soil warms up well and the threat of frost has finally passed. Seedlings are placed at a distance of at least 20 cm from each other, immediately fixing young seedlings on a support. After replanting, each plant must be watered abundantly.

In the conditions of the Moscow region, you can grow morning glory by planting seeds in the spring directly into the ground, bypassing the stage of growing seedlings. For this, a partially shaded area is selected, since the abundance of sunlight leads to the fact that the buds close. If the plant is planted in a highly shaded area, it will grow slowly. In the area where morning glory will grow, there should not be groundwater close to the surface.In this case, arrange good drainage so that the water does not stagnate.

If the morning glory is planted next to the wall of the house, then it is necessary to place it so that rainwater from the roof does not fall on the plants - this can damage them.

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4 Caring for morning glory

Although this flower is unpretentious to the conditions of detention, it should be properly looked after so that flowering lasts as long as possible. For this, the plant must be provided with regular watering, without flooding it. An excess of moisture at the roots will lead to the fact that the morning glory begins to rot.

To provide the vines with nutrients, it is imperative to periodically make mineral dressings. For a quick set of leaf mass under the root, nitrogen fertilizers are used. For long-term flowering and preservation of decorativeness, phosphorus fertilizers are needed. They can be applied not only at the planting stage, but also throughout the growing season. For this purpose, foliar dressing can be carried out by spraying the liana with a fertilizer solution from a spray bottle.

A prerequisite for the correct development and preservation of the decorative liana is the presence of a strong support that will withstand the rapidly increasing mass of the plant. It is necessary to constantly monitor flowering and pick off faded buds, damaged leaves and stems in time.

5 Diseases and pests

Most often, morning glory suffers from the invasion of aphids and Putin ticks. These pests suck the juice from the stems and leaves of the creeper, causing the foliage to turn yellow and then dry out. To avoid infection or to quickly eliminate it, you need to regularly examine the morning glory and, at the first sign of parasite activity, begin pest control.

For this purpose, treatment of plants against ticks with such systemic drugs as Actellik, Fitoverm or Fufanon is used. To get rid of aphids, you need to use Aktara, Akarin or Karbofos.

varieties, growing from seeds,
planting and care in the open field

 

Seeing a blooming morning glory, it is difficult to pass by. This plant stands out for its irresistible charm. Any owner of a summer cottage in the Urals can enjoy this beauty. The main thing is to get acquainted with the peculiarities of growing and care in the open field. In our country, morning glory is cultivated as an annual plant. Due to the large species diversity of morning glory, you can easily find a plant that can perfectly fit into the landscape of your site. Caring for morning glory requires the same activities as for most species: it grows best in a sunny area, where there is soil rich in organic matter.

Ipomoea bloom begins in July and lasts until October. Morning glory grows beautifully and quickly, blooms with numerous flowers, abundantly and decoratively. Due to its rapid growth, the culture is ideal for decorating problem areas of the garden: high pergolas, gazebos, lanterns and other small garden and park forms. Ipomoea bushes grow over 3 meters. It is difficult to imagine vertical gardening in landscape design without this plant.

   

Morning glory - species and varieties

 

Ipomoea belongs to the bindweed family. Of the more than 500 species of morning glory, only 25 are grown in culture. Consider the most popular of them:

 

Morning glory of Cairo

It comes from Asia and Australia, its shoots grow up to 5 m long. They are so densely covered with blue flowers that the morning glory looks like a real carpet. The leaves are lobed, palm-shaped, carved.

 

Morning glory blue

It belongs to perennial plants, but is grown as an annual. Flowers are open from morning until midday. In cloudy weather - throughout the day. The inflorescences are funnel-shaped and can reach a diameter of 10 centimeters, are collected in groups of 3-4 pieces, have a pale blue color, and after flowering - purple-pink. Each flower only blooms for one day.The long pedicels of the sky-blue morning glory can turn several times throughout the day, so that the flowers of the plant always look directly at the sun. Flowering begins in early July and lasts until the first frost.

 

Ipomoea purple

An annual liana, the pubescent stem of which reaches 8 meters. Leaves glabrous, oval or lanceolate, opposite. Single red, dark purple, purple, blue, white or pink gramophone flowers up to 7 cm long. There are varieties with variegated and even double flowers. The tropical belt of America is considered the homeland of purple morning glory. Popular varieties: Paradise stars, Tiffany, Ultraviolet, Scattering stars, Cherry shawl, Starfish, Scarlett O'Hara, Nochka, Giselle.

 

Morning glory nile

Strongly branched annual liana up to 3 m long. Leaves are large, broadly oval, opposite, long-petiolate, dark green in color. Funnel-shaped flowers of red, pale or dark blue, pink or purple in color up to 10 cm in diameter. This morning glory blooms from mid-summer to October. Popular varieties: semi-double "Pikoti" of blue or red color with white edging, hybrid Serenade - double corrugated flowers of dark red or lilac color 8 cm in diameter.

 

Morning glory tricolor

Originally from the tropics of America. A perennial used in cultivation as an annual plant. The stem reaches a length of 4-5 m. The leaves are large, opposite, cordate, glabrous, wrinkled, petioles are long. Funnel-shaped flowers 8-10 cm in diameter are collected in bunches of 3-4 pieces: pale blue with a white tube, but when they fade, they turn pink-purple. This morning glory blooms from early June to the first frost. Some varieties contain psychotropic substances used in medicine. Popular varieties in floriculture: Pink lollipop, Blue star, Sky blue, Flying saucer.

 

Ipomoea ivy

Annual liana from the American tropics. The branched stem reaches a length of 2-3 meters, the leaves are large, heart-shaped, three-lobed, similar to ivy leaves. Funnel-shaped flowers with a diameter of about 5 cm are usually sky blue, sometimes with a white border, but there are red, burgundy, pink. They are collected two or three on a long peduncle. Bloom from July to mid-autumn. Popular variety “Candy's Roman”, which is even grown as an ampelous plant.

 

Ipomoea "Moonflower" (moonflower)

The stem is up to 3 m in length, shoots up to 6 m, large heart-shaped leaves, fragrant white flowers are also large - up to 10 cm, open at night and close with the first rays of the sun, and those unfamiliar with this mystery of the moon-flowering farbitis ask why their morning glory does not bloom. But on a cloudy day, the flowers close only in the evening, and you can appreciate their amazing delicate beauty. This morning glory blooms from July to October.

 

Morning glory Kvamoklit

Ipomoea with openwork carved foliage and small tubular flowers. Popular varieties: feathery quamoclite (Quamoclit pennata), Slaughter's quamoclite, or cardinal liana (Quamoclit x sloteri), fiery red quamoclite (Quamoclit coccinea), lobed quamoclit (Quamoclit lobata) and variety (in the photo).

 

Ipomoea terry

Hybrid Ipomoea "Nile". Seeing once a blooming terry morning glory "Serenade", everyone strives to plant it on his site. This vine grows quickly, it can reach a length of up to 3 m. Long shoots are densely covered with leaves of rich green color and large, as if corrugated flowers, in various shades of red, which delight the eye from mid-summer to the very frost. Morning glory in a short time drape the wall of the house, braids the columns, balcony, gazebo gratings with a dense carpet, becoming their real decoration. With all this, Ipomoea "Serenade" is easy to care for and does not require any special efforts or skills.

 

Morning glory "Ruby lights"

Curly liana with openwork, rich green foliage and bright, graceful flowers.It is characterized by fast growth and long flowering. Red-burgundy flowers up to 3 cm in diameter, cover the shoots until late autumn. The strong stems of this vine, twisting around the vertical supports, create magnificent flowering screens and walls. Therefore, it is often used to decorate balconies, pergolas, decorate walls and create flower pyramids. The vine is placed on moderately fertile, well-drained soils, in a sunny place.

 

Morning glory: growing from seed

 

Morning glory is propagated by seeds that remain viable for three to four years after harvest. Ipomoea seeds are sown into the substrate in mid-May, but they are preliminarily scarified (the integrity of the shell is violated) or simply soaked for a day in 25-30 ºC water for swelling. If the seeds do not swell, their shell must be pierced with a needle and soaked again.

Particular attention should be paid to the composition of the soil, and this is where difficulties arise, since each species needs a specific substrate. Species of African origin prefer soil for succulent plants with the addition of fine expanded clay, such soil will not work for American varieties, and you will have to make a mixture of two parts of leaf humus for them, adding one part of peat, vermiculite, coke fiber and half a part of fine expanded clay to it.

The seeds are planted in small cups with a substrate, two to four in each and covered with glass or film to make a greenhouse. Water the soil as needed, ventilate, remove condensation, observe the 18-20-degree temperature regime, and seedlings will appear in 10-12 days.

When the seedlings grow up to 15 cm in height, a string is tied to the base of the sprout, the other end of which is pulled up and fixed: the growing loach will climb along this guide. As the seedlings grow, it will have to be moved once or twice to a large container by transshipment, so as not to damage or expose the roots. If you want to get more side shoots, you need to pinch the seedlings.

 

Planting morning glory in open ground

 

When to plant morning glory. Planting in the open ground of grown Ipomoea seedlings is carried out in late May or early June. At this time, the soil has already warmed up and you can not be afraid of night frosts, which could destroy the young liana.

How to plant morning glory. Young shoots are transplanted by transshipment at a distance of 20 cm from each other and a support is immediately installed over them: it can be a lattice of twigs or a stretched fishing line.

You can sow seeds directly into open ground, bypassing the seedling period. They do this at the end of May after frosts, choosing a sunny and calm area for planting. Morning glory prefers slightly acidic soil and requires good drainage. Whichever method of planting you choose, be careful, because morning glory is very poisonous. That is why it is grown outdoors.

 

Morning glory - outdoor care

 

It is simple to care for the morning glory: water regularly, but in moderation, so that no stagnation of water forms in the roots: from May to August - without waiting for the earth to dry out, and from September - after the soil dries up. Fertilize during the period of active growth every 2-3 weeks with fertilizer for decorative flowering plants or for cacti. However, an excess of fertilizers, especially nitrogen-containing ones, can lead to intensive foliage formation, but at the same time the morning glory does not bloom, so it is important to observe the measure when feeding. The fertilizer concentration should be the same as for indoor plants.

From time to time, morning glory needs pruning: you need to remove damaged or diseased-looking shoots, it is best to prune the vine in September, putting the plant in order before the dormant period. In the spring, pruning is carried out to thin out the bush, leaving no more than three stems in each. Sometimes it is necessary to thin out the morning glory during the growing season.

 

Morning glory - diseases and pests

 

Among the diseases of morning glory - fungal diseases (white rust, anthracnose, different types of rot - root, stem, black, soft), viral diseases (about twenty different viruses) and physiological disease white edema. With fungal diseases, the plant is usually infected through the soil, especially with chronic waterlogging. Some fungal diseases can be cured by removing the rotted spots and treating the morning glory with a fungicide, but ailments such as soft, root and stem rot are not cured, so the specimens infected with them must be destroyed. Viral diseases are also not amenable to treatment: affected plants must be burned so as not to infect healthy ones. White edema is not an infectious disease, in addition, only plants grown in a greenhouse or in an apartment suffer from it. It occurs when too frequent watering is superimposed on high air humidity and too low temperature and is expressed in the appearance of blisters and cones on the leaves, which gradually turn brown from green and yellowish. Soon the leaves turn yellow and fall off. Try to follow the agrotechnical rules for growing morning glory, and this problem simply will not arise.

Of the pests, the main enemies of the morning glory are aphid and spider mite... You can get rid of aphids by treating the plant with soapy water, and the spider mite is afraid of spraying with cold water, but these methods work if you find uninvited guests right away. If they have settled down and settled down, then both aphids and spider mites will have to be dealt with with a systemic insecticide such as acarin, karbofos, phytoverm or actellik.

 

Morning glory after flowering

 

Ipomoea is grown in our latitudes as an annual, so in the fall, when the leaves fade and fall off, you can cut off the stems of the morning glory, dig up the ground by removing the rhizome. Next spring you will sow the seeds and you will have a new morning glory. Or it may happen that you do not have to sow seeds, since morning glory reproduces well by self-sowing, and if seeds from ripe bolls woke up in the place where it grew this year, then it is likely that next year they will begin to grow in this place young shoots of morning glory.

 

How to collect morning glory seeds

 

Experts recommend collecting seeds from the second and third bud. When the flowers wither and a brown box forms in their place, let it dry and open slightly. This will happen in about a month. Pour the seeds from the box into a paper bag and write the name of the variety on it. As already mentioned, the seeds of morning glory retain germination for three to four years.

In the early morning, the blooming morning glory bushes are full of inexpressible charm. Ipomoea - variety of varieties, planting, cultivation, outdoor care, reproduction.

Description: varieties and varieties of morning glory

The Ipomoea plant belongs to the bindweed family. There are over 500 different plant species characterized by very fast growth. Morning glory usually begins in July and lasts until October.

Long-blooming morning glory will adorn the garden all summer

Morning glory is native to South America, where the plant is cultivated as a perennial. On the territory of Russia, the plant is grown as an annual crop. The many existing plant varieties allow you to choose options for using the crop to decorate a certain area of ​​the territory when growing morning glory in the open field.

Modern varieties of morning glory have been supplemented by plants native to the African continent, which reproduce by underground tubers. These are the so-called caudex morning glories. Bizarre, swollen above-ground stems turn into a long vine. The variety of flowers in these morning glories is amazing. In terms of care, the culture is somewhat different from ordinary species: it requires more sun and fertilizers.

Caudex morning glory

Morning glory grows beautifully and quickly, blooms with numerous flowers, abundantly and decoratively.Due to its rapid growth, the culture is ideal for decorating problem areas of the garden: high pergolas, gazebos, lanterns and other small garden and park forms. Ipomoea bushes grow over 3 meters. It is difficult to imagine vertical gardening in landscape design without this plant.

Ipomoea leaves are oval, large, sometimes heart-shaped, juicy green. Ipomoea-kvamoklit variety has thin openwork bright green foliage, which differs from the classical form of plant leaves.

Funnel-shaped flowers in most species are up to 12 cm (moonflower), the color of the flowers depends on the variety. Kvamoklit differs from ordinary varieties of morning glory also in flowers - bright "stars" of red, burgundy or white shades are hidden among the delicate, airy foliage (photo).

Morning glory kvamoklit

The flowering of the culture in the open field begins in early summer and continues until frost. The seeds, which are very large, ripen in a closed box, which cracks over time. Large seeds of morning glory that have fallen to the ground sprout easily, therefore, at the site of planting, the growth of several generations of plants can be observed in one growing season.

The most popular morning glory of the following varieties:

• Moonflower are huge milky white flowers with a shimmering effect.

Moonflower

• Tricolor morning glory - white, yellow and blue.

Morning glory tricolor

• Purple morning glory is a common and common plant variety. Can be in all shades of purple or pink. Flowers are usually medium or small.

Ipomoea purple

• Ipomoea blue - flowers of pure blue color, very large. Looks great in plantings with a moonflower.

Morning glory blue

• Kvamoklit - differs from other types of morning glory in the shape of the leaf, flowers and height.

Planting a plant

It is best to choose a place for planting morning glories in partial shade. In bright sunlight, the plant quickly closes the flowers, which affects the decorativeness when decorating territories in landscape design. With strong shading, the culture feels depressed, development slows down, flowers become smaller.

Attention! When planting a crop, consider the direction of the wind. Constant gusts of wind easily damage the stems and leaves of morning glory, especially if the plant is planted with seedlings.

Sowing plant seeds in open ground in spring does not cause any difficulties: morning glory grows well. A plant can be planted in a permanent place with seedlings, only you need to make sure that it is not overgrown. Any soil for planting crops is suitable, except for sandy loam.

Plant tall species so that there is support for them.

Advice. When placing plants near buildings, it is necessary to provide for the removal of precipitation from the roof, - away from the plantings of morning glory.

Plant care

Growing morning glory requires certain plant care:

1. Ensuring timely watering. It should be borne in mind that the plant does not tolerate stagnant water. At a high mark of the groundwater level, drainage should be arranged, which will prevent the root system of the vine from getting wet.
2. Making regular dressings.

   Young plant

3. The device of a strong support to support the green mass of the plant.
4. Morning glory care includes periodic inspections of plants and removal of broken stems and leaves.
5. Growing morning glory with proper care will decorate all problem areas of a garden or park: old hedges, dilapidated buildings.

Morning glory: planting and leaving, - minimum difficulties; high decorativeness of the plant.

Fertilizing and feeding Ipomoea

During the growth period, morning glory must be fertilized regularly. The fertilizer should be chosen correctly. For the growth of leaf mass, nitrogen fertilizers are used, which are applied in the form of root dressings. Foliar dressing can be carried out on the green mass of the bush by spraying the nutrient solution through a spray bottle.Long-term and decorative flowering is provided by phosphorus fertilizers. They can be applied both during the preparation of the planting site, directly into the ground, and during the growing season under the morning glory bushes.

Morning glory responds well to both root and foliar feeding

The plant responds perfectly to fertilization with microelements, which are introduced under the plant during the growing season and flowering. Cultivation of morning glory with the use of fertilizers allows you to get well-groomed, lush vines that are resistant to weather conditions and diseases.

Plant propagation

The main method of reproduction of morning glory is seed. Sowing seeds in open ground in a permanent place is carried out in the spring, with the onset of stable heat. The seedbed is prepared in advance, loosened deeply. Before sowing, you can immediately add a long-acting phosphorus fertilizer (granular double superphosphate) to the soil.

I plant the seeds in the ground, but shallowly, otherwise it is difficult for them to germinate. Watering the sown seeds of morning glory must be carried out regularly, through a sprayer, so as not to wash the seeds out of the soil.

Morning glory seeds

Morning glory rises amicably, immediately starts to grow. To ensure early flowering, the culture can be planted in a greenhouse for seedlings, when planting in a place protected from the wind, a support is immediately installed. Reproduction of morning glory by seeds is not difficult.

Diseases and pests

The main pests affecting morning glory plants are aphids and spider mites. Both pests suck the juices out of the plant. Affected leaves first turn yellow, then dry out. Infected plants become bare, stop blooming, and, as a rule, dry out completely.

Timely caring for the plant, careful examinations of the leaves, help to identify pests and begin to fight them in time.

Ipomoea pest - spider mite

The processing of green mass, in the presence of pests, is carried out with systemic anti-tick drugs ("Actellik", "Fufanon", "Fitoverm"). "Akarin", "Atkara", "Karbofos" will help to get rid of aphids.

Morning glory combined with other plants

For vertical gardening in landscape design, morning glory is perfect. It is in perfect harmony with other crops that are used for vertical gardening: kampsis, wild grapes, ivy, hops. In the fall, morning glory flowers make an excellent combination with green hop cones.

Morning glory with other plants

The plant is combined with deciduous trees, when flowers bloom among the branches of an adult tree, such a neighborhood is especially decorative in autumn.

Morning glory in landscape design

In landscape design, the plant is used very widely. Morning glory shades open gazebos and verandas from the sun. The liana, planted near the antique-styled lanterns, looks very decorative. Planting a plant for decorating the walls of tall buildings and one-story garden buildings is common.

Morning glory in landscape design

When using a culture to decorate a site, it is worth remembering that the first frosts in the fall will negatively affect the appearance of the plant. The culture is characterized by low frost resistance.

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Morning glory: photo