Early Call Morning Glory Flower Seeds

Morning Glory - Early Call (Heirloom) - Ipomoea tricolor Annual - Early Call has huge showy blossoms a full 4 - 5" across. The luminous flowers unfurl anew each morning to greet you in a watercolor wash of pink, magenta, pearly white, chocolate, lavender and sky-blue, many encircled with dainty white edging. They bloom continuously from mid-summer on, shining from ornamental fleur-de-lis shaped leaves on strong climbing vines that twine easily up their supports. This beautiful flowering vine truly captures summer's beauty. Soil & Water: Plant in moderately fertile soil that drains well.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Ipomoea tricolor
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Vining
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Annual - Early Call has huge showy blossoms a full 4 - 5" across.
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1/2"
• Germination: 7-10 Days
• Height At Maturity: 5-6 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 6-8"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Early Call Morning Glory Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Early Call Morning Glory Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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