Common
name: "Morning Glory"
Latin name: Ipomoea tricolor 'Minibar Rose'
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Class:
Annual
Growth habit: Climbing vine
Max height: 6' - 12'
Spread: 6' - 12' Flowers: Late spring - Summer
Available cultivars: 2 Origin:
Hybrid
Originally from Mexico and South America
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Water:
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Cultivation:
Morning Glory is a climbing, twining vine that
grows fairly rapidly. Plant in beds in full sun in fertile well
drained soil. Space plants any where between 24" to 48"
apart depending on desired spread and thickness. Provide some sort
of support such as a fence line or trellis for the plant to cling
to.
Feed monthly
with a balanced liquid fertilizer. Tolerates temperatures to 45
degrees. "Morning Glory" seeds are poisonous.
Potential pests ~ diseases: Aphids or spider mites.