morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple with white throat
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) is an annual for pollinator gardens, containers, and annual beds. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and dry to wet soil of most types. It sits low on the menu for deer. Purple flowers with white throats attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Hollyhock, Celosia, and Creeping zinnia.
Native range
Mexico.