Every morning as I look out my kitchen window, I see the Morning Glory vines that are twined around the porch railings and hummingbird feeders. The beautiful saucer-shaped purple flowers are in full bloom in the early morning sun. However they will began to fade about two hours before the petals began to curl. Morning Glories are in the Convolvulaceae Family which has at least fifty genera with more than one-thousand species. They are also closely related to the sweet potato. The flowers are found in red, white, blue, purple and yellow. The vines can grow to a height of ten feet or more and they are excellent reseeders. They prefer full-sun during the day but there is also a variety “Moonflower” that opens in the evening and lasts throughout the night until the sun returns. An interesting fact, the seeds of the Morning Glory can be hallucinogenic or toxic so they should be kept out of the reach of children. I am sure there is a lot more information pertaining to the Morning Glory but as far as I am concerned –just the pleasure they bring every morning is all I need-
Kay
