Ipomoea purpurea Star of Yelta - Morning Glory seeds
Ipomoea purpurea Star of Yelta - Morning Glory seeds
Ipomoea purpurea Star of Yelta
Morning Glory
After a rapid germination (in my kitchen and in a seed tray), I moved everything down to the basement, at around 14°C (57.2°F), but unfortunately the seedlings continued to grow too quickly and the delicate little plants all fell over. In my opinion, it's better to wait a bit and sow them directly in the ground.
CHAZAI M., 16/06/2018
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Description
Ipomoea Star of Yelta, also known as Ipomoea volubilis Star of Yelta, is a flowering climber which is among the most beautiful and easiest to grow. In one season, it forms long stems loaded with fleshy buds that open into wonderful large flowers, dark purplish blue, highlighted by deep red radiating veins. Its silky trumpets play with the light and attract all eyes. It will form fantastic groundcover and cling to all available supports. This greedy but generous annual plant enjoys the sun, and loose, damp soil.
Ipomoea volubilis Star of Yelta, poetically named 'Morning Glory', is a very vigorous climbing plant from the family Convolvulaceae whose origins are lost in the tropical regions of America, probably in Mexico. Perennial with a tuberous stump, it is frost-sensitive and is grown as an annual. Its growth is very fast: it launches its long stems of 1.80m (6ft) to attack all the supports it finds within reach. The flowering is long and abundant, from July until the first frosts. Its dark purplish blue funnel-shaped corollas measure about 7 cm (3in) in diameter. They are adorned with dark red grooves radiating from the heart towards the outside of the flower. While these flowers close in the afternoon, they constantly renew themselves on the plant. The stems bear leaves from 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4in) ovate to cordiform, less commonly trilobed, of a medium green colour. Each plant produces about 100 pods filled with about 600 seeds, at the end of the season, before the first frosts.
This distant relative of the common bindweed does not withstand harsh winters. It thrives in any well-drained garden soil. Sow Ipomoea in a warm and sunny location to make the most of its flowering. You can associate it with other ephemeral climbing plants such as Sweet Peas or Climbing Nasturtiums. It voluptuously wraps itself around any support: trellis, pergola, balcony, grill, trees and shrubs... and if it doesn't find support, it will crawl along the ground. It is an ideal plant for hiding an old wall, a dead tree...
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Ipomoea
purpurea
Star of Yelta
Convolvulaceae
Morning Glory
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
From May to June, sow the Morning Glory in open ground or in a large pot. Soak the seeds in a bowl of water for 24 hours before sowing to accelerate seed germination.
Make small holes about 1 cm (0.3in) deep, spaced 50 cm (20in) to 1 m (3ft) apart. Place 4 or 5 seeds in each hole, then cover and water them.
It takes 18 days to see the first stems emerging from the ground.
To save time on flowering, you can sow your seeds in March-April in pots at a temperature of 18°C (64.4°F), then transplant your plants to the garden after the last frost.
In summer, make sure your Morning Glories do not lack water as it would harm their beautiful flowering. Water preferably in the early morning or evening. You can remove faded flowers so that the plant does not exhaust itself producing seeds. Morning Glories are so fertile that the first seeds that fall to the ground can germinate very quickly and form new young plants before winter.
The soil should not be excessively rich in nitrates, as this would promote foliage growth at the expense of flowering.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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