I believe that flower lovers with rich breeding experience have almost raised common flowers and flowers, and probably all kinds of colors of flowers have also been contacted.
But there is a kind of flower, its flower color is not always fixed, in general, its flowers are blue-purple, but each plant is the specific color of who will not know, before the flower blooms there will always be a sense of expectation like a blind box, and it can always bring you surprises when it opens, no surprise, it is the well-known morning glory.
First, the color
Morning glory flowers look like a trumpet, so they are also called trumpet flowers. Morning glory because the body contains an ingredient called anthocyanin, the flower color will change according to the changes in the outside world, so what color is possible, generally common pink, blue, purple, etc., but each bunch will show a fine color difference, so people will always be surprised when they see it, never have to worry about the flowers that bloom are not good.
But there are also some influencing factors that can be controlled by humans, such as acidic soil can produce blue flowers, alkaline soils can produce purple flowers, but artificial can only affect a small part of the morning glory flower color.
2. Flowering period
Morning glory flowers generally bloom in July and August, the flowering period can be as long as three months, in its opening time can change the flower color at any time according to the external environment, and its growth period is very fast, from sowing to flowering only need to experience more than 40 days of time, which is probably the vitality of the winding vine ~
Third, the growth habit
Morning glory flowers prefer a warm, well-lit environment and generally bloom in the early morning, so they are also known as "morning flowers". High temperature and heat, storms can not hinder the growth of morning glory, its vitality is very strong, even if there is no care to maintain, can also bloom beautiful flower color, it has no specific requirements for the soil.
Fourth, varieties
There are more than 60 varieties of morning glory, which are mainly divided into three categories: split-leaf morning glory, large-flower morning glory, and round-leaved morning glory according to the different appearance and morphology of the leaves.
The main colors of split-leaf morning glory are blue, pink and white, and the leaves are split;
The main color of the round-leaved morning glory is white and pink, followed by the blue-purple system, and its leaves are rounded and broad, somewhat close to the shape of the heart;
There is no limit to the color of the big flower morning glory, and the flower type is also ever-changing, but its leaves are larger than the first two, the stalk is correspondingly long, and the flower diameter can even reach about 10 centimeters.
If you want to grow morning glory at home, you can potted morning glory if conditions do not permit.
Fifth, the maintenance method of dwarf morning glory
1. Soil
Petunias can choose potted plants, one pot and one plant, you can sow seeds, if you want to see a full three months of petunias in the summer, you have to calculate the time and sow in early April. Although the petunia is also very adaptable to the soil, it is best to choose a 1:1 mixture of cultured soil and plain sandy soil.
2. Water and fertilizer
Morning glory is tenacious, and after being given sufficient light and ventilation conditions, morning glory can grow freely in the yard.
But if it is to cultivate dwarf morning glory, it is necessary to consider the problem of watering, watering does not need regular watering, as long as you see the soil white and then watering is not too late, too much watering will affect the flowering of dwarf morning glory, so in the outdoor breeding of cattle flowers flower friends, rain and sunny days also to the morning glory timely drainage work.
Generally, petunias do not need to be fertilized, but if you want to get a gorgeous and novel flower color, you can choose to apply compound fertilizer once a month, or phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can also be.
The vitality of morning glory is tenacious, the flower color is peculiar, always can continue to surprise people, what color has flower lovers seen morning glory flowers? Hurry up and leave a message below to share it~