Ipomoea horsefalliae var 'brigseii'

Lady Doorly's morning glory

This is a vigorous growing, self supporting plant with with heart-shaped leaves and trumpet shaped flowers that come in a variety of colours, red, blue, purple, white, pink and bi-colours, that open in the morning, usually, and close up at noon or shortly after. Each flower only opens once. They flower from early Summer through to the Autumn. This variety has dark green glossy leaves and shocking pink, fuchsia colours flowers, which last for a long period. It requires something to climb over and is good for framing arches. It likes to grow and climb into the sun.

plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Lady Doorly's morning glory

Latin name

Ipomoea horsefalliae var 'brigseii'

type

Climber

family

Convolvulaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Lady Doorlys morning glory is 3.00meters x 3.00meters

3.00 M 3.00 M

Ipomoea horsefalliae var 'brigseii'

Flowering season

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

Trumpet shaped flowers that come in a variety of colours, red ,blue, purple, white, pink and bi-colours, that open in the morning, usually, and close up at noon or shortly after. Each flower only opens once. They flower from early Summer through to the Autumn.

Planting Outdoors Spring

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

For an encouraging start Morning glory need to be kept in a warm greenhouse/window sill /conservatory until all signs of frost have gone. Ipomea are delicate and don't like the cold, soak the seed overnight before sowing. Can be planted in greenhouse or conservatory.

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