Item Tag: Ipomoea alba

MOONFLOWER VINE SEEDS, 12 Seeds, Ipomoea alba, Used In Moon Gardens, Moon Vine, Moon Garden PlantGrown By: Ravenwood Farm ShopVery fast-growing annual twining vines carry fragrant, pure white 5-6 inch flowers that open up in the evening. Plant them next to patios, windows or decks where you can watch them open (it takes about 1 minute) and enjoy their delicious perfume. Grows to 10-15 feet tall. Planted in a pot it will winter indoors as a houseplant. Moonflower (Ipomoea Alba) – Grown from Moonflower seeds, this unusual relative of the morning glory opens its flowers at dusk and blooms throughout the night. Plant this fast-growing vine on a porch, near an entrance, or under a window where you can enjoy the evening performance and heady fragrance. The flowers unfold in 2 – 3 minutes – an event worth waiting for! The Ipomoea Alba scent is wonderful and the white blossoms reach up to 6 inches across and are well suited to a gothic or moon garden. This twining vine will quickly climb and makes an excellent fence screen. Moonflower Vine is grown as an annual in northern climates or tender perennial in tropical areas. This easy-to-grow vine may be started indoors or sown outside after last frost when soil temperature warm to about 55 degrees.Growing Moonflower Vine from flower seed is easy. Because they have a hard seed coat, nicking the seed coat with a knife tip or rubbing seeds with a piece of sandpaper will improve germination. After nicking the flower seeds, place them in a bowl and soak overnight in warm water.Moonflower Vine seeds can be planted in any reasonably good garden soil that receives at least six hours of bright light during the day, but don’t plant until the soil temperature has warmed above 55F. To get a jump start in the spring, the flower seeds can be planted indoors in a container. Transplant Moonflower seedlings when they have 2 – 3 leaves into the garden when the soil warms. The Moonflower plant will re-seed itself unless the flowers are deadheaded.How to Plant MOON VINE Seeds To speed germination, nick the pointed end of the seed with a nail clipper or sharp knife. Then sow ¼ inch deep in 2 inch pots or cell packs. Kept at 70° F., germination is in 14-21 days. Can direct sow after all danger of frost, 6-8 seeds per foot. Thin to 12-18 inches apart. Season: AnnualUSDA Zones: 8 – 11Height: 12 – 120 inches (vining)Bloom Season: Summer through fallBloom Color: WhiteEnvironment: Full sunSoil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 6.1 – 6.5 Temperature: 65 – 70FAverage Germ Time: 10 – 20 daysLight Required: NoDepth: 1/2 inchSowing Rate: 2 – 3 seeds per plantMoisture: Keep seeds moist until germinationPlant Spacing: 6 – 12 inches Moonflower – Indoors, grow in loam-based potting compost in full light, with shade from the hottest sun. During growth, water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertilizer monthly. Water sparingly in winter. Support climbers and trailing species. Outdoors, grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Shelter from cold, drying winds. Pruning for climbing species, in spring.