Morning Glory

I have a lovely crown chimney pot (like those in the opening sequence of Coronation Street) in my garden and want to know if I can grow Morning Glory to cascade over the edges? My pocket handkerchief garden faces due south and is a suntrap.

Also, is there such a thing as a perennial Morning Glory ~ or are they all annuals?



[ 25. March 2007, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Orchid ]

 

Hello, Orchid, and welcome to GC.

I had some old chimney pots when I lived in Bucks and they make wonderful containers for trailing plants.

I see no reason why you cannot put Morning Glory it your and perhaps pinch it out a bit to make it bushier.

I believe all Morning Glories are annuals in the UK ... they are perennial here! If you are in a very sheltered spot with no frost, perhaps yours could be perrenial! But they are so easy to start from seed in the early Spring.

Good luck and look forward to seeing a picture in the summer!

 

Pete hasa morning glory that survives his winters, it is Ipomoea Indica.
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~gdk/stabotanic/june04pom.htm
I have a cutting [thanks again Pete] which has spent the winter in cool part of the greenhouse and is putting out little leaves- I do hope it flowers this year!
On the other hand they seem very easy to grow from seed, and grow very fast, so why worry?

 

Hi Lady of Leisure,

Very pleased to meet you.

Thank you for the information. I shall have to remember to pinch them out, but being an absolute beginner ~ how do I do that pleas.

From the land of sunshine and oragnes ~ would that be California, Florida??

 

Hello Liz,

Very pleased to meet you and thank you for your reply.

Let's hope I have such success with mine!