Morning Glory won't bloom
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When do Morning Glories Bloom?
Comments (23)This is the 2nd year, not concesutive, that I have grown MG's. The first I put in a brick planter on my front (covered porch), they grew and had a few flowers, but I think I only planted a few seed packs. This year. . . I broke all the rules according to this post. . . I put 5 FIVE ! ! ! packs in a bed right by my front steps, there were hostas there when I sowed the seeds (I moved them to shade) so the seeds were kinda in groups when they sprouted. Soon they grew into small mounds, then I realized I needed to give them something to grow on so I put bamboo stakes in the ground right behind each mound, I never got around to tieing string for support, so they grew up the bamboo, literally in ropes, intwined together, one got so heavy the bamboo broke ! Now late Aug, they are spawling on the sidewalk, they have been blooming since early july, each mound is over 4' tall and three mounds fill a narrow 5'long bed so the ground never sees sunlight.They are in kinda rocky ground, full hot afternoon sun, I soak them everyday with a spray nozzle on my hose, and every morning I have at least 30 flowers, but they close as soon as the direct sun hits them. I think mine are heavenly blue. I like the look of them, but I think I would have done it different had I known. Maybe next time not as many seeds, and prepare for climbing....See MoreThe Morning glories bloomed !!!
Comments (14)I sowed 2 Heavenly Blue seeds in little pots in late May. Once they had a few leaves (roots coming out bottom of pots!) I cut off bottom of pot and sunk it in ground behind mail box. Took until mid-August to bloom and I doubted it would ever bloom so gave it shot of phosphorus (or some nutrient that starts with "p" of which I now have whole bag...LOL) after reading suggestion on forum. It bloomed right after that but might have been normal time and I was just impatient. It looks pretty ratty by now all piled up with dead leaves on inside of vine tangle but it's still blooming on the south side of vine mass. I collectedd seeds because people who see it want seeds but I still have whole pack marked (sell by 11/08)from spring (minus two sown) and was wondering if seed pack will be viable for sowing spring next year. Seeds taken from vine are visibly smaller than original seeds from packet. Dumb question...are they just as viable as packet seeds? Guess I could always try damp paper towel in plastic bag germinating test early next year so I still have time to buy more seed it they're not viable. If I planted nothing else next year my father and neighbors would be happy just to see that Heavenly Blue morning glory mounded up like a tangled mess of vine and beautiful bloomes...LOL. Now I feel jinxed by first year success (lucky with good purchased seed pack!) and know some seeds just don't perform from reading posts of others who have rows of them! A dumb newbie experience: I "deadheaded" blooms almost every morning in attempt to prevent rampant reseeding. Unfortunately, I found out around last week of September that the seed pods are under the spent blooms and they were left behind after bloom removal all over the massive hydra vine...LOL. There are more seed pods than leaves on vine right now although I've cut or plucked lots of them off. Live and learn....See MoreWhen do Morning glories bloom ?
Comments (15)Caroline, I don't remember when my Morning Glories started blooming, but it was probably early in July. How early or late they bloom varies depending on several factors. First of all, some do bloom earlier than others. In my garden, Grandpa Ott's is almost always the earliest, and it seems to bloom about 6 to 8 weeks after I first notice it has sprouted (it reseeds itself annually--I don't plant it). Unlike my other morning glories, it will bloom while the vines are still quite small. Heavenly Blue is later than most, but it usually blooms by early to mid-August....it starts blooming at about the same time that my moonflowers do. Secondly, Morning Glories bloom best in poorer soil, with little to no fertilizer, and with decreasing amounts of water as the season goes on. In a rainy year, they will grow and grow and grow and become huge monsters with thickly intertwined foliage, and may even cause trellises to collapse under their weight. In a rainy year like that, blooming is often delayed because the plants are so busy making tons of foliage. In a dry year, they will struggle a bit and generally don't look as lush and as healthy, but they will bloom like mad and often will seem to have more flowers than foliage. In any year, they often reach their peak in September-October and are so spectacular then that they practically stop traffic. To understand why they often bloom best in poorer soil and with less water, remember what the purpose of a flower (any flower) is. A plant produces flowers for one reason, and one reason alone--to produce seed so that the species perpetuates itself. In "good growing conditions" the plant doesn't feel threatened at all....it has tons of food and water and is in no hurry to set seed, although it eventually gets around to it. In "bad growing conditions", though, the plant knows it must hurry up and set seed in order to perpetuate itself before it dies. So, you get the best/earliest flowering when the plant knows it is in a struggle to survive. Once you understand that, you know how to manipulate your morning glories into blooming earlier.....withhold water and don't feed them, esp. nitrogen. I will water my morning glories for their first 4 to 6 weeks of existence if rain is not falling, but after that they are on their own. And I tend to plant them in unimproved or only very slightly improved soil, and not in my richest, most well-improved soil where I grow veggies. Since it has been a very dry year here, my morning glories bloomed early and have had a lot of blooms. Last year, though, they were late to bloom because we had a lot of rain here through mid-July, although very little after that. If you grow morning glories in containers, they often will bloom very early. I had a morning glory sprout in a pot in early July (the pot had a tomato plant and basil in it) and that morning glory (a white one with a red or pink star center) has been blooming for a couple of weeks now. And, Simon, the real answer is that they bloom when they are good and ready (LOL) and not before! (But, yes, basically in the mornings, often closing by noon in hotter weather but staying open later on cooler or cloudier days.) I guess, then, you also could figure out that moonflowers (closely related to morning glories) bloom at night! As the days cool off in the fall, both morning glories and moonflowers stay open for longer and longer periods of time. As the first fall freeze nears, they often stay open almost the entire day. Dawn...See MorePerennial Morning Glory won't bloom
Comments (2)karri_sue - If the species of perennial MG you have is Ipomoea indica,these plants are known to like full sun,so if the plant isn't getting enough sun to flower,they will produce alot of vegetative growth,but will not flower...sometimes using mirrors and other reflective materilas can help to increase the amount of reflected light to the plant...many beach plants are dependant on the light reflected back up onto the plant by the sand... Sometimes high Nitrogen levels can impair early flowering,but the fish emulsion should not have excessive nitrogen...sometimes using a bloom boosting macronutrient like Phosphorus(which will not cause excessive leaves growth or impair flowering) can stimulate blooming...if you can't do anything to give the plant more sun,perhaps some of the other B-vitamin based bloom boosters may help... Here is a suggestion for an experiment to try and diagnose the problem... Root a cutting from the main plant and place the rooted cutting into a container where it will receive the most sun you can give it...if it blooms,then you will know that the main plant not blooming hasn't much to do with the soil conditions,but is related to amount of sunlight being received... Hope you can figure out a way to get some blooms... TTY,... Ron...See Morelittleonefb
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You mentioned that you feed with Miracle Gro. Do you use the 'Regular' Miracle Gro or Miracle Gro BLOOM BOOSTER???
If you do not use Miracle Gro Bloom Booster, that may be your problem as the BB has the highter middle number.
Otherwise, using the 'Regular' Miracle Gro, you are more likely to get a lot of lush leaves and little to no blooms.I do use Miracle Gro BB, but have not this year. The only thing I have used this year is Bayer Advanced 2-in-1 Systemic Rose and Flower Care
[BECAUSE IT WORKS FOR ‘ME’]
http://www.bayeradvanced.com/rose-flower-care/products/2-in-1-systemic-rose-flower-careI like this product because we do have a LOT of pests in Texas and it also has a 6-9-6 fertilizer. You only need to reapply every 2 or 3 months
When I feed my MGs with Bayer, they take off like a RocketI grow at least 700++ Morning Glory Vines every year and always get fabulous blooms
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11 years agolast modified: 9 years agoOk, I'm going to try to upload some pictures of the Heavenly Blue morning glories I told you about in my previous post.
It seems like you can only upload 1 image per post, so this will be a series of posts.
This first image is a photo of 2 of the 4 Heavenly Blues I grew this year. These 2 are planted on either side of a gate (the gate may be hard to see) and each is growing over a section of wooden fence bracketed by brick posts.
Things to note about this photo:
1. Both of these HB-MG vines were grown from seeds from the same package and were started indoors on the same date.
2. The vine on the left was cold stressed on the first night it was planted outdoors (which was the night before the vine on the right was planted outdoors). It is smaller than the vine on the right and it is blooming. Yesterday, there were in fact, more flowers open. But, we got a heavy rain about 2 hours ago and some flowers sort of just disintegrated.
3. The vine on the right was NOT cold stressed, ever. It is larger and the foliage is "more dense" than the vine on the left (and it has completely covered both brick posts on either side of it). And of course, it is not blooming. The other 2 HB-MG vines I planted (in another location) look very much the same as this vine.
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11 years agolast modified: 9 years agoHere is a closer view of the HB-MG vine on the left side of the photo I posted above.
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11 years agolast modified: 9 years agoAnd now, the HB-MG vine on the right hand side of the first photo.
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11 years agolast modified: 9 years agoHere's a closeup view of the tendrils on the blooming HB-MG vine that shows the flowers and buds. Note that there are buds on every tendril of this vine and have been since the first bud appeared.
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11 years agolast modified: 9 years agoAnd finally, a closeup of the non-flowering HB-MG vine, showing a stubborn absence of flowers or buds.
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10 years agolast modified: 9 years agoMy heavenly blue MG got too big for the space and shaded other flowering plants, so we cut it way back. It was huge and gave us 3 flowers, so it didn't feel like a loss.
My husband left the pile of vine cuttings on the concrete driveway. The attached image shows what happened about a week later. The rest of plant, still in the garden, isn't blooming.
We got flowers finally, but I won't be planting this variety again.
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Here it is, the first MG bloom in cold rainy mid May. I love otit. Folks cut short your MG seedlings' light exposure and you will hopefully have blooms.
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