2012年2月14日星期二

Morning glories?

Again I see this last frost thing.. I am in zone 6 and I am looking for like a point in a month that would be safe to plant these seeds.. I am also trying to think of a flower that would look good with them that doesnt grow so high.. The seeds that I have are supposed to produce blue flowers.. so something thats either blue or white that would coordinate well? Thank you!

Morning glories?
You are safe to plant morning glory seeds in the ground somewhat before your last frost date, I've done it 2 or 3 weeks earlier (in zone 4) and they've done great. Many varieties self sow which means those seeds are in the ground all through the long cold winter. I do recommend soaking yours overnight though. They take a while to germinate anyway and the sooner you get them started the sooner they'll bloom.. The blue ones especially seem to take forever to start blooming though they are worth the wait. They also aren't as invasive or as likely to self sow as other types.

As far as what to plant with them, if you're looking for perennials tall garden phlox which comes in many shades, including white, would be lovely, as would Balloon flower (Platycodon, Fuji Blue). Moonbeam Coreopsis is a pretty, soft yellow and doesn't get as tall as either of the other two. Actually all 3 would look great together with the morning glories.

For annuals you might try annual salvia in the Victoria Blue variety with maybe Carpet of Snow alyssum. The salvia only gets about 15" and the alyssum is a groundcover so if you want more height than that perhaps look at Cosmos. I think the Sensation mix would look terrific but it is shades of rose and pink as well as white. You can get just white though too, and that would be a pretty, airy screen in front of your morning glories.

Well, I could run on and on. I love thinking of plant combinations. It's one of the best parts of gardening. If you want more ideas feel free to e-mail me. Oh, and don't let anyone tell you not to grow morning glories. They are entirely manageable if you just stay on top of them and, like I said, I doubt you'll have any trouble at all with the Heavenly Blues. Enjoy!
Reply:If you have never grown morning glories before, be careful. They can get out of hand and take over everything and be impossible to get rid of. I inherited a morning glory problem and it gets worse and worse each year, no matter what I try to curtail it.
Reply:the morning glories you are talking about are an annual plant and do not get out of hand. there is a wild plant also called morning glory ( take all, field/hedge bindweed, and some other names, local names) there is also a short variety of the same type plant
Reply:forget-me-not is a blue flower and they come up every year and they are beautyful they will go well with your morning glorys.


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