Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara is a very attractive and vigorous annual climber. Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara has large, attractive, and striking trumpet-shaped flowers that appear to rest atop the lush, heart-shaped green foliage. Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara has attractive bright dark pink flowers with a striking and contrasting white spot in the hart of the flower. These flowers open in the morning when the sun is shining. Scarlet O'Hara is also known as Bindweed and Moonflower. Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara is native to tropical America and grows in the following countries: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Here, it grows wild in warm, humid areas of the Amazon rainforest. Morning Glory is a member of the Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae) family, just like: Great Dodder, Hop Dodder, Devil's Thread, Shore Dodder, Field Dodder and Flax Dodder.
Morning Glory is symbolically associated with love and devotion because of the way the plant winds upward and clings. It is therefore often used in wedding decorations. Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara is very suitable for covering fences, walls, trellis, racks, pergolas, and screens. This easy-to-grow and fast-growing plant can also be planted in large pots, allowing people without a garden, but with a balcony, for example, to enjoy this beloved, fast-growing plant. This plant can easily be trained along a balustrade. This plant flowers profusely, with new flowers appearing every day. Remove faded flowers regularly. Give this plant a sheltered spot in full sun. Morning Glory can be grown in a wide variety of soil types. Don't allow Morning Glory to dry out. Morning Glory is very popular with bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and other beneficial insects. This plant flowers from July till October. Non hardy annual. Height: 150 - 350 cm.
Soaking: 24 hours
Indoor sowing: March - April
Outdoor sowing: end of May - June
Germination: 5 - 14 days
Germination temp.: 15 - 20 °C
Sowing depth: 1 - 1½ cm
Plant distance: 30 cm
Plant position: full sun
Flowering period: July - October
Sow indoors in a warm room or propagator from March on. Soak the seeds approx. 24 hours before sowing in tepid water for a optimal and faster germination. Use a tray filled with moist potting soil. Sow the seeds in holes approx. 1 - 1½ cm deep, but don't cover the seeds because Morning Glory is a light germinator. Keep warm and moist during sowing and germination. Cover the trays with a lid or clingfilm.
Remove the lid or clingfilm when the seedlings emerge. Transplant the seedlings to seperate pots when they're approx. 8 cm in size. Be very carefull with their roots. Harden the seedlings of by putting them on a sunny and sheltered plot during the day for 14 days in the beginning of May. Put them on a very sunny plot with shelter and free draining soil after this period. Keep 30 cm apart. Give this fast growing climbing plant a sturdy support.
Sow outdoors when the soil is warming up and there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts from the end of May. Sow in holes approx. 1 - 1½ cm deep and don't cover the seeds. Thin the seedlings, when they're large enough to handle to 15 - 20 cm apart. Give the seedlings some extra support. Protect them against slugs and snails. Morning Glory needs a very sunny and sheltered plot. Don't overwater and overfertilize this plant. This plant needs soil that isn't overfed. This plant is a cultivated version of it's wild cousing. This plant doesn't spred and overgrows everything. Deadhead oftern to enjoy this plant for a longer time. This annual isn't hardy and will die down during the first frosts.
