Morning glory

Any body know the doe's and dont's of growing the above.

 

Don't smoke them or refine them. :D

I used to have some in Canada many years ago and never remember any problems. I think it was almost a weed at the time, C.E.

 

I've grown that sky blue one and I've grown a purple one.
As I remember the purple one grew like a weed and the sky blue was a bit temperature sensive.

Whats the name of the one your growing Cauli?

 

When's the best time to take cuttings of morning glory?

 

Perrenial morning glory terrier?

 

I understand that Morning Glory is a perennial Pete - its just that its so tender it will never survive our winter. But I think people only ever grow it from seed in this country.

I have read that it is very sensitive to temperature, doing well in the south but not the north. I can believe that. I have grown it for two or three years up here, but it has never done well for me (presumably because I am in the north). I can't be bothered to grow it any more.

 

Peter. In Canada I grew it as an annual but contrary to popular opinion Canadian summers are fairly hot. But if they won't withstand a British winter then you can imagine a Canadian one. But I think they did self seed.

 

There are both perenial and annuals as far as I know,I grow one perennial but the name escapes me at the moment. Think its Purpurea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea

Yes bobj, I think it is a relative of convolulus but a bit more desirable.

 

I can remember when they were banned in the sixties, because people found that they had more uses than just being decorative. :D

 

Pete - I think the common varieties that we grow in the country such as Grandpa Otts are all cultivars of Ipomea purpurea.

I have just had a look at Chilterns and they sell several species. They call Grandpa Otts 'tricolour' - but it is called purpurea on other sites.

 

A neighbour has said I can take some cuttings from his plants that I thought were morning glory vines. Very large leaves that turn reddy brown in the Autumn. Each spring new leaves appear on the stems. If it's not morning glory, what can it be?

 

I've got to admit Peter I've never heard Grandpa Otts, purpurea was not the name I was thinking of, been out now and got the lable off the plant, its Learii.
The annuals I'm thinking of are the likes of "heavenly blue", not sure what their breeding is, but the packet says half hardy annual.

 

Could your plant be this terrier,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_creeper