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MOONFLOWER WHITE Night Flowering Vine Ipomoea alba Moths Pollinate USA 25 Seeds! Non-GMO Fresh Pure Seed! PRODUCT INFORMATION MOONFLOWER WHITE Night Flowering Vine Ipomoea alba Non-GMO 25 Seeds Common Name(s): Moonflower, Moonvine, Tropical White Morning Glory Description Moonflower is a tender, low-maintenance, perennial vine grown as an annual in North Carolina. It gets its common names from its fragrant, nocturnal, white flowers, which open rapidly over the course of a few minutes. It is a member of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). The species epithet is Latin for “white.” Plant in locations with well-draining clay, loam, or sandy soil that receive full sun. Moonflower can grow to 15 feet in height and 3 to 6 feet in width. The vines will grow slowly until the weather becomes very warm, at which time their growth rate becomes rapid. Propagate by seeds. Start 4 to 6 weeks before the last spring frost by soaking seeds overnight in warm water or nick with a file to break the seed coat. Growing Tall Night Flowering Moonflower Garden Seeds Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds are one of the seasons hardiest performers and are most popularly sown outside after the frost. But for earlier blooming in colder climates, start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks prior and transplant once there are two sets of true leaves. Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds will germinate with moisture in 14-21 days and young seedlings will require early staking or a trellis as they will rapidly vine more than a dozen feet high. Plant 2-3 Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds ½” deep 12-36″ apart (depending on desired vining habit) in rich, evenly moist, and well-drained soil in full sun. Tall Night Flowering moonflower is one of the gardens hardiest and most durable vining plants and have no known pests or diseases. Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds will mature in about 112 days as fast-growing 15-20″ tall vines with a 36-72″ wide spread covered in enormous 5-6″ fragrant ivory blooms. Ipomoea alba, or more commonly known as Moonflower, is a tenacious vining variety native to the “New World” regions including warm and perennially humid climates from Argentina all the way north to Mexico and Florida. Ipomoea alba actually will vine as tall as 70-feet in its native tropical climates, but the domesticated moonflower available to seasonal gardeners generally averages only 12-20″. Tall Night Flowering moonflower is one of the few varieties of plants that will open their blooms specifically at night emitting heavenly perfumes and aromas all night long. Wildlife Value: Nectar from flowers attracts night-flying moths. Members of the genus Ipomea support the following specialized bees: Melitoma taurea and Cemolobus ipomoeae. How to Grow Moonflower From Seed If you are harvesting seeds from an existing vine, make sure they have fully dried before you collect them from the seed pods left behind after the flowers fade. Start seeds indoors roughly four to six weeks before your area’s projected last frost date. Soak the seeds overnight in warm water or slightly nick them with a file to break their hard coating. Then, plant them about 1/4 inch deep in a seed-starting mix. It’s ideal to use small biodegradable peat pots that you can just bury in the garden, as moonflower doesn’t like its roots disturbed with transplanting. Place the seeds in a warm spot that gets bright, indirect light, and keep the soil lightly moist until seedlings appear. Once outdoor temperatures are reliably warm, you can begin acclimating the seedlings to direct sunlight by placing them outdoors for increasingly long stretches each day. After about a week of this hardening-off procedure, the seedlings are ready to be planted outdoors. Overwintering In cold-winter zones where you are growing moonflower as an annual, pull the entire plant from the ground when the flowers have faded and the foliage begins to wither and turn brown. Leaving the vines in place may lead to a vast number of volunteer seedlings in the spring. Because these plants self-seed so vigorously, it’s best not to add the dead plants to compost heaps, since many seeds are likely to survive. In warm-weather zones where moonflowers continue to grow as perennials, winter is a good time to survey the ground and pluck out volunteer plants to prevent uncontrolled spread. SHIPPING Your orders ship the next business date after payment via US mail. NO TRACKING. You can add First Class Package Tracking for $3.50 additional (we pass on what the US Postal Service charges us) (see shipping charges). Orders $25+ will automatically be shipped with Tracking. ORDER $10+ in the same day and we will ship in a Padded Envelope with a 50+ Seed Wildflower Gift Pack (500mg) ORDER $25+ in the same day and we will ship in a First Class Package with TRACKING and two 50+ Seed Wildflower Gift Packs (500mg each) CUSTOMER SERVICE We will leave feedback for you within 48 hours of payment! Leaving Feedback for your seller. eBay guidelines: When you receive your seeds please leave a positive for us. If you have any problem at all no need to leave neutral or negative – message me and we will fix it! What should I consider before rating a seller’s performance? In general, here’s what you should be thinking about when leaving Feedback for a seller: Did you get what you were expecting, based on the item description? Was the item packaged appropriately (to prevent damage during shipping)? Did the seller ship the item within the timeframe indicated in the listing? (Remember that USPS is experiencing delays due to Covid.) Were the shipping and handling costs reasonable? They are FREE! If you communicated with the seller, were your questions or concerns addressed? Did the seller respond within a reasonable amount of time? Before you consider leaving a negative give the seller a chance to fix the problem. Negative Feedback directly impacts their business. If you don’t get your item within 10 working days message me directly. You do not need to do an Ebay claim – just message. Give me 48 hours to answer please and I will refund or reship. Please read the planting instructions! Some seeds require cold stratification. Some Perennials probably will not bloom until the 2nd year. Your success and happiness is our success and happiness!