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 Magic of Morning Glory Flower
  By:Nidhi - On Wednesday, September 17,2008  -  1500 View(s)  -  0 Comment(s)
Magic of Morning Glory Flower 


When you wake up in the morning and see beautiful flowers, it will cheer you up. If you want to see fresh flowers daily, ‘Morning Glory Flower’ is the best option for that; which opens in morning and dies in afternoon. New flowers bloom everyday. They need sunlight throughout day. Morning glory gives attractive flowers. Morning Glory flowers are in different shades like blue, pink, red, purple and white. It is annual plant, dies and re-seeds every year. Morning glory is very fast growing vine and will reach 10 feet within the first two months after the seed sprouts. 

While growing morning glory some precautions should be followed

  • Soil should not be too fertile or moist.

  • Sunlight is necessary for morning glory. 

  • The Glory does not need too much water. 

  • Plant it next to the fence as it needs support as well as light. 

  • Remove all vines after they die due to frost.

Here are some types of morning glory for your garden.

Arrow Leaf Morning Glory: Arrow leaf morning glory has arrow shaped leaves. This morning glory is a perennial vine and its flowers are of white or pale yellowish color.

Blue Morning Glory: As the name implies, this morning glory has blue color petal with white tube. Its leaves are broad and heart shaped. Blue morning glory is an annual and reseeds every year itself.

   Common Morning Glory: Common morning glory leaves are heart shaped and broad whereas its flowers are funnel shaped. Purple and pale blue color flower is popular morning glory and can grow in any type of soil. Common morning glory also has purple, pink and white flowers.



Obscure Morning Glory:  It has heart shaped leaves and pale yellow flowers. Although its flowers are small, yet the color of flowers adds beauty to the garden.

Obscure morning glory gives beautiful pale yellow flowers with deep purple throats.

 

Silky Morning Glory: Silky morning glory is a perennial and its leaves are heart shaped. Its flowers are of pink or purple color.

Scarlet Morning Glory: It is an annual vine; leaves are generally oval in shape with heart shaped base. As the name scarlet implies a bright red color including orange. The flower of this morning glory is of bright red color to yellowish color.


 
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