I am trying to grow morning glories in a hanging basket and I started with seeds. My question is, how do you keep the vines from growing up?
That is the natural growing pattern of Morning Glory Vines, they will vine around the hanging basket hangers and anything else that can reach.
For the past three years I have bought packages of BLUE morning glory vines as I have over several years. I even went to a new vintage packaging, thinking that would help BUT...they have begun blooming and not in heavenly blue but purple blue a THIRD year. What is going on? Blue flowers are hard to find and heavenly blue delight me and have been my go-to ones. Ideas? Suggestions. Once they start blooming despite the picture, it's too late to rip out and start over, of course!
There are a couple of possibilities for your blue morning glories coming up with purple blooms. One is that the wrong seeds have been accidentally placed in the packet by the seed provider. The second is that your morning glory plant has been cross pollinated by another type of morning glory growing nearby. It is recommended that "Heavenly Blue" morning glory seeds are purchased new each year, as seeds the plant produces tend to revert back to the purple color. Keep trying and good luck!
Here are a couple of articles you might find helpful:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/morning-glory/morning-glory-varieties.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/morning-glory/morning-glory-diseases.htm
why do my morning glories have white stripes on the leaves ?
It's difficult to say with this description.
This article has information on some issues known to Morning Glory Vines.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/morning-glory/morning-glory-diseases.htm
Morning glory leafs turn yellow. And the flowers never bloom. The plant is about a year old in same pot. It gets 6 to7 hours of sun and watered regularly. My zip code is 94566. Calif. I thought morning glory plants didn't need much care. I bought the plant full grown not from seeds. What is lacking for it to be happy? Audrey
Yellowing leaves can indicate a watering issue; too much or too little, pests or disease.
Container plants need more water, daily or even twice a day in temperatures above 85 degrees F.
If the plant is root bound, it may not be taking up enough moisture or nutrients.
This article will refresh you on the care requirements.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/morning-glory/morning-glory-in-pots.htm
How long do they take to start blooming?
I'd love to see a picture because blooms aren't usually a problem. If you over-fertilize with nitrogen, you'll get a lot of leafy growth but not many flowers. Morning glory goes very well without additional fertilizer; it is actually considered invasive in some US areas. Also, if it isn't in full sun, bloom will be weaker.
I have massive amounts of foliage but no blooms by the very end of August. Plenty of sun and not especially good soil because the old oil tank is buried about a foot down.
This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/morning-glory/morning-glory-not-blooming.htm
We recently moved to the TX Hill Country. We have morning glory that I know will survive our mild winters but I'm not sure whether I should trim the plants back immediately and cover the pots with straw or let the rest of the plant freeze (or die back) before cutting. I seem to remember that some bulbs do better if you let the plant die back naturally but I can't find any written material to support that idea.
It's true that most perennial and bulb plants will do better if the foliage is allowed to die naturally before cutting.This allows the plants to draw nutrients from the leaves as long as the leaves are still green. If the leaves turn brown and appear dead, then you can cut them back and cover with straw, even if there hasn't been a freeze yet.