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Planting, Growing, and Caring for Moonflower Vines
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I've grown moonflowers and morning glories before and this year is no different. Currently have trained them to grow up the fence in our yard. So far, they haven't bloomed. Is it too late in the summer to expect them to bloom? They are still growing and spreading out along the fence, but I am beginning to get worried. Could the heat wave earlier this summer have kept them from producing blossoms?
Hi Alex,
While the arrival of flowers can be a tad late, especially for some varieties of morning glories, it is not cause for alarm. Both are known to bloom from summer to fall, some of varieties of moonflowers and morning glories won’t begin blooming until late summer and last well into the fall. It sounds like the foliage is doing well and the blooms just might be slightly delayed. If you were on top of keeping your plants watered, the heat wave likely didn’t affect your plant’s ability to produce blooms.
One thing to consider is that morning glories do well in poor soil, so if you have fertilized the area they were planted in you might be seeing the results of too many available nutrients, which means more foliage at the expense of flowers.
Hope this helps!
The “Man of the Earth” flower led me here. Now I’m very interested in moonflowers since I love spending time out in the moonlight. Thanks for educating me