When to plant morning glory?

Morning glory is a flower we are familiar with. Its flowers are like horns. There are many kinds of colors, not only pink but also purple, white, blue and so on. Morning glory is more common around us, sometimes you can see it on the roadside, but few people know how to sow morning glory.

When to plant morning glory?

Morning glory flower germination temperature is 20~30℃, generally in late April and early May sowing (the south can also be advanced), according to the variety of branches in the fine soil seedbed, humidity moderate germination about 10 days.

Morning glory sowing

1. Prepare materials

The first choice is to have a flowerpot with a diameter of 20 cm. If you use a flowerpot that is too small, the roots of the morning glory are not easy to elongate and the growth is not strong. However, if you want to improve the germination rate, it is best to choose a small flower pot for seedling, one seed per pot, and replant after the seeds germinate and grow leaves. Not to mention the soil and necessary gardening tools.

2. Soaking seeds

Because morning glory seeds have a hard shell, it is not easy to germinate without soaking, so soak the seeds in water for one night.

3. Change basin and load soil

Put the prepared seedling soil into a small flowerpot, which is used for seedling cultivation. While filling, press it with your hands, crush the large pieces of soil, and throw them into the bottom of another pot next to you. Then water it thoroughly and set it aside for later use.

4. Sowing

Morning glory seeds are relatively small, sowing time can be with the help of tools, tweezers or spoon to get a grain on top, a little press solid. After sowing, place them in a moist environment or in a nursery box.

When do morning glory flowers bloom?

Morning glory is an annual or perennial twining herb with short hairs throughout the plant. Under normal circumstances, morning glory is sown in spring and blooms in summer and autumn, showing a funnel shape. The colors are blue, crimson, pink, and also compound, and the edges of the petals change a lot.

Morning glory flowers generally bloom in June to October, usually at 4 to 5 o'clock in the morning, and the flowers will wither at about noon. This is because the morning glory flowers are large and thin, and the flowers contain a certain amount of water. When the sun shines, the water in the flowers will evaporate in a short time. If in a shady place, morning glory will wither more slowly, and sometimes the flowers are still open in the afternoon.

The role of morning glory

1. Watch

Morning glory is a very good garden ornamental flowers, can be used as a small courtyard, room window shade, fence landscaping. Plant it in the courtyard, let its stems climb growth, green branches and leaves, flowers around vines, very beautiful. Whether it is conservation or viewing, morning glory is a good choice, and all kinds of color cultivation colors are more gorgeous.

2, medicinal

Morning glory medicine part of the seed, black seeds, people call it "black ugly", beige for "white ugly". Seeds contain pigment, fatty oil, organic acids and other ingredients, beneficial to human health. The choice of medicine more "black ugly", with the role of water drainage urine. Grind it into powder, apply it to the affected part before going to bed, wash it off with clean water the next morning, and last for one week. It has the effect of eliminating spots.

However, it should be noted that the medicine is three-point poison. Since the seed of morning glory can cure diseases, it must have certain toxicity. Do not take it orally directly.

The above is a summary of the morning glory planting method for everyone, I hope to help everyone oh! In fact, morning glory can not only be planted in the courtyard, but also can be made into potted plants, placed at home as decorative plants are also very beautiful and generous oh!