Morning Glories Do They Come Back Each Year?

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Hello everyone, another newbie here...asking about Morning Glories. I started some from seed this spring, I'd like to put them by the mailbox. The question is do I just plant one or 2? I can see how they can be aggressive since they're still in a little 8 oz biodegradable container and they're growing like crazy.
Thank you
Monica

Monica Welcome , I planted just one on a trellis and it covered every bit of my trellis . It wouldn't hurt to plant 2 of them and if it gets a bit to much you can always cut them back. What kind are you planting ? mine were Heavenly Blue
Tammy

Hi Tammy, thank you for your reply. I don't know the name, I got the seeds from a friend's pot. I've seen his in bloom and they were purple-blue, intense color...which made me demand he let me have the seeds...lol. I was absolutely amazed to see how, after nicking them with a knife and soaking them in warm water, I saw tiny growth after 45 minutes of them being in the water (I did keep changing the water so it stayed warm).I went a different route than planting them in seed mix since I didn't have any anymore, I put them on a wet paper towel and in a baggie...I had 1.5" after 4 days...so cool to see...
I saw your post from last summer, did yours bloom? I did fertilize mine too, so when I saw your post and people saying you may have fertilized too much now I wonder if I'm going to get blooms... I would think any plants may benefit while small of some fertilizing, so if I put it in the ground now and don't fertilize anymore maybe I will get flowers.
And did you get lots of seedlings after they fell on the ground? Were you able to see them and maybe pick some up so you minimize the amount you might get next year?

I just planted more Heavenly Blue MGs, it is the end of June/first of July, will the ones I planted just now bloom this year or wait until next year, I just had the first purple bloom of the season. Here it is. I also planted heavenly blue earlier and they are up too, I am anxious to find out just what color some of the ones that have popped up about 2 or 3 inches from the lattice are, they are from last year so don't know whether they are red or purple.

Ive notice that with a few annuals, they can live as perenials if given the right conditions. I once had a Lima bean plant for 4 years, and another for 3.
I guess it depends on the orgins of the plant and/or ancestors.

I put 3 Morning glory seeds between 2 paper towels, got them damp, put a little hydrogen peroxide in there, put them in a saucer and put them in a baggie, then put them in the picture window and here is what I have so far, how much more should they sprout before I plant them into the pot and can I put all 3 in the same pot? If I am not wrong these are either Scarlett O'hara or Flying Saucer, I don't remember which ones they are.

Plant them now with the root you see pointed down. The plants will figure out the rest.

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I planted them root down in a medium square pot that I had lying around, I was thinking of soaking a few more to fill the pot, what do you think of my set up? It is a flourescent lamp so it won't melt the plastic pot.

When can I plant new seeds for next spring? Can I plant them after frost this year or must I wait until next spring? Thanks!

I will like to know if this is the Moon glow morning glory?I think the birds brought the seeds in my yard and they were popping up all over , but I just left this one against the fence.

This one is Milky Way. I grew it 5 years ago and am still getting seedlings.

This is the favorite of beginner gardeners, it is easy to germinate and grows fast, it is called Clarkes Heavenly Blue and the blooms are huge! When the light hits them just right they glow! I have a bunch of them blooming on my Morning Glory tower, two more bloomed this morning here is a picture of some of them. I also have Scarlet O'Hara and Flying Saucer in the pot in the window indoors and some kind of purple ones out on the lattice. So I have the morning glories covered! I also have a moonflower bud that is 6 inches long! I can't believe how long it has gotten, the bloom should be just as huge. Will take pictures when it blooms, I also have about 4 more buds but this one takes the cake, it is my first ever. As you can see, the first pic is the moonflower bud, the second is a Heavenly Blue morning glory.

Thank you kwanjin , I thought it was a wild type of Morning Glory.

Our Morning glories seed themselves from a plant I bought a few years ago. If you have any doubts, collect a few of the seed pods in late Autumn and plant them yourself in early spring.

There are Many different types of Morning Glories that are NOT as invasive and they allow folks with a smaller place to enjoy them, I do have to agree that the sight of all that blue along a fence or climbing up a tall tree is beautiful, just what you see in pictures of Victorian / Edwardian Cottage Gardens of old, however, the Wild Blue weed Type is a menace to control once you plant it, as mentioned from others, it winds and twists it's way around neighbouring plants causing them to perish from lack of light, The other problem when trying to get rid of that particular Wild Blue type,. As like the pea family, they have little Nodules growing on the roots, IF you don't clear the WHOLE root system from the soil, it just regrows again next season along with any seeds scattered by nature.

I absolutely love the Morning Glory Climber BUT just be selective of the ones you want to grow, there have been neighbour fall outs re the wild plant spreading into others ground.

Have fun and enjoy.
Kindest Regards,
WeeNel.