Morning Glory: Ipomoea tricolor 'Grandpa Ott's'
Botanical name: Ipomoea tricolor 'Grandpa Ott's'
Common name: morning glory
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â€˜Grandpa Ottâ€™sâ€™ morning glory, a free-blooming American heirloom, has twining vines with heart-shaped foliage that quickly forms a romantic leafy canopy. â€˜Grandpa Ottâ€™sâ€™ velvety, intensely purple flowers are subtly accented with a wine-red star and make a vivid garden display. These seeds have been lovingly tended for years by Grandpa Ottâ€™s family and the Seed Savers Exchange. Very early to bloom, the vigorous vines blossom with glorious abandon throughout the season. The trumpet-shaped flowers always attract and satisfy many hungry hummingbirds. Morning glory seeds have a very hard outer shell. To improve and significantly hasten their germination rate, it is worth the extra effort to use a nail clipper and nick each one just enough to break the seed shell so soil moisture can enter more easily. Alternatively, you can rough these hard-skinned seeds with a file. At planting time, erect well-anchored supports at least 8 feet tall. Morning glories bloom abundantly beginning in mid to late summer once days begin to shorten. Combine with climbing â€˜Moonlightâ€™ nasturtiums or purple hyacinth beans for a striking show of iridescent beauty. Photos courtesy of David Cavagnaro from Seed Savers Exchange and Renee's Garden. â€“ edited by dtd pbcouchman
Ipomoea tricolor is native to Mexico and Central America.