There were fields behind my childhood home, and even though we didn’t own them, we played with them often. One of the best parts of these fields was the wild, morning glory plants that grew there. I would make sure I ran up there in the morning just to see them bloom. I was fascinated with them, because here was a plant that did indeed greet the morning and then turn around and close up for the rest of the day. Though I no longer live there or have a chance to go there, I do find myself missing the morning glories I grew up with.
There is something magical about a morning glory, and that magic comes in a few different colors. The ones near my home were always white, but I have seen pictures of a morning glory in many other colors. They typically grow on a vine like plant and the blooms face where the morning sun will rise. That is probably why they got the name of morning glory, and it is a fitting name indeed.
I don’t know much else about them, but I do know you can grow them in your own yard or garden if you so choose. Just make sure they are in a place where they can soak up the morning sun. I don’t know what would happen if you put them where they could only see sunlight at the end of the day. A morning glory on the wrong side of a house may very well die if it grows at all. It’s almost like a lovely little reminder of needing the good and bright things in our lives to survive, isn’t it?
If you are having troubles growing a morning glory plant, you may have to plant it near something it can climb. The ones I loved when I was a child grew on a vine, and they may need to grow up and out towards the sun to get what they need to live. If you find your morning glory vines are growing across the ground, give them a wooden fence or trellis to climb. This may be all they need to survive. Well that, and of course, the early morning sunshine. If you really want to do something spectacular, grow a few different colors and encourage them to grow up the die of a barn or shed if you have one.
