Morning Glory
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Chinese Name: Morning Glory Alias: Trumpet Creeper
Latin Name: Ipomoea nil Binomial Name: Ipomoea nil
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Angiosperms Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Pharbitis Choisy
Species: Ipomoea nil Distribution Area: Native to tropical America
Morning Glory has a history of over a thousand years in the ranks of traditional famous flowers. It is not only mentioned in flower albums, flower records, and famous works, but also praised in many poems throughout the ages. There are movies and famous people with the same name. Morning Glory is also known as Trumpet Creeper,牵牛 (Qian Niu), and Asagao. It is an annual twining herbaceous plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. The vines are slender, about 3 to 4 meters long, and the whole plant is densely covered with short bristles. The leaves are alternate, entire or lobed. The cymose inflorescence is axillary, with 1 to several flowers. The corolla is trumpet-shaped. The flowers are bright and beautiful. The capsules are spherical, splitting open on the back when mature, with large seeds that are black or yellowish-white and have a long lifespan. The flowering period is from June to October, mostly blooming in the morning and wilting at noon.
> Cultivation and Care of Morning Glory
Morning Glory is vigorous and prefers a mild climate, sufficient sunlight, and moderate ventilation. It is adaptable to soil and is drought and salt-tolerant, not fearing high temperatures and extreme heat. It is a deep-rooted plant, and the soil should be deep when planted in the ground, preferably (Z-B) or transplanting as early as possible. Large seedlings are not tolerant to transplanting.
Choose a well-draining potting soil, provide sufficient sunlight and good ventilation, and water when the surface of the potting soil is slightly dry during the growing period. Apply a dilute liquid fertilizer once every half month, avoiding excessive nitrogen to prevent excessive growth of stems and leaves. Support stakes should be set up for potted plants.
Morning Glory is not only a good material for vertical greening of fences and trellises but is also suitable for potted观赏 (ornamental), placed in courtyards and balconies. Potting should be done in early April, using a mixture of common potting soil and coarse sand, filling a number 2筒盆 (pot with an inner diameter of 13 cm), sowing 4 to 5 seeds per pot. As the seed coat is thick and germination is slow, you can make a small cut in the top of the seed coat with a knife. Maintain a temperature of 25℃ after sowing, and the seeds will germinate in about 7 days. When the two seed leaves are level, transplant the seedlings, preferably with the whole plug out of the pot and the soil separated. When potting, remove 1 cm from the bottom of the main root and plant it in a number 2筒盆 with common potting soil, one plant per pot. Be careful not to injure the main root when transplanting Morning Glory outdoors, and transplant young and early, the larger the soil plug, the better.
When the seedlings have 6 to 7 leaves and are about to extend vines, remove the whole plug and replace it with a坯子盆 (pot with an inner diameter of 24 cm), using fertilized potting soil and adding 50 grams of hoof slices as a base fertilizer. Water thoroughly after planting. When the potting soil is settled, insert a 1-meter-long thin bamboo pole in the center of the pot. Then use a 3-meter-long wire, wrap one end around the bamboo pole at ground level, and then coil it upwards from the pot opening to form a symmetrical cone-shaped coil frame. Secure the top of the wire to the tip of the bamboo pole. Morning Glory is a left-handed plant, and the direction of the wire coiling must match the left-twisting habit of Morning Glory. When the main vine reaches the top of the pole, remove the tip. Pinch the tips of the lateral vines when they have 6 to 7 leaves to make the flowers larger and continue to produce new vines and flowers.
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