Morning Glory Plant

 

What's the story, morning glory? Morning glory flowers last a single morning and die in the afternoon. Some types actually prefer to bloom at night. A new flower will bloom every day. Their flowers can be a range of colors, from blue, red, pink, yellow, white to purple. They grow quickly and spread very rapidly. They can grow up to 20 feet long. They grow on vines and are sometimes encouraged to grow on the sides of buildings to conserve energy costs of heating a cooling. They are known to crowd and smother other plants that are trying to grow alongside them. Because of this, many people even consider morning glory plants to be a weed.

Morning glory flowers are funnel-shaped and unfold as they begin to bloom. The leaves of the plant are bright green and are heart shaped.

Morning glories have been known to grow all over the world. They are native to America, but they grow in Asia and other regions with tropical climates. There are thousands of types of morning glories belonging to the families Calystegia, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Merremia, and Rivea.

Morning glory was used as a medicine in China. They used its seeds as a laxative. The Japanese then began to grow it and use it as a decoration. Morning glory is also eaten as a green vegetable known as swamp cabbage in Asian cuisines.

The Aztecs in Mexico used the morning glory as a hallucinogen. The seeds are poisonous and contain d-lysergic acid amide. They are also used as a psychedelic drug and have an effect similar to that of LSD. You must consume about 25 to 50 seeds to feel any effect, although most people say they will eat about 100 to 500 seeds to feel an effect. It is illegal to consume morning glory seeds now, although there is no regulation on the selling of morning glory seeds. Eating morning glory seeds can also increase the risk of having a miscarriage.

When planning to plant morning glory, you only need to do a few things to prepare. You need to do it about a week before the last frost. Let the morning glory seeds soak in water for 24 hours before you plant them. This week speed up the germination process. When you choose your spot in the soil, plant the seeds about an inch deep. They also need to be planted in full sunlight so keep this in mind when choosing your placement. Choose your place carefully, since they do not survive a being transplanted. Build a 'teepee' of three sticks above where you planted your morning glory. This will give it support to grow onto once it emerges. As it grows, direct the vine to grow around the support. Evenly water it, and fertilize it once or twice later on in the summer with a liquid fertilizer.

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