Dwarf morning glories look great when planted in hanging baskets or patio pots. They’re also easy to care for and require little maintenance.
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Dwarf Morning Glory Plants are easy to grow and require little maintenance. They’re also great for adding color to your garden or patio. They have quickly become one of my “go to” plants! I love the bright blue flowers and the wispy stems! I’d love to share my tips on how to grow dwarf morning glory!
Dwarf Morning Glory flanking an Angel Vine Topiary
Why the Dwarf Morning Glory Plant Is So Popular
Dwarf Morning Glories or Blue Evolvulus are an excellent choice for any gardener, especially beginners. They’re easy to care for and will produce beautiful blue flowers throughout the spring and summer. The plants are self-cleaning meaning that deadheading is not required. The plants have silvery-green foliage with small, oval shaped leaves.
These plants are perfect for areas that have hot summer weather. They are extremely drought tolerant. The dwarf morning glory also known as Blue Evolvulus is a tender perennial.* If you live in zones 8a-11b, these beautiful plants will be perennials.
If you are new to gardening and aren’t sure which growing zone you live in, the USDA has the country divided into various growing zones based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. The zones range from 1a (Alaska) to 13 b (Puerto Rico). The zones help gardeners determine which plants are most likely to thrive in which locations. You can access the hardiness map here to get information about your growing zone. https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Where Should I Plant Dwarf Morning Glory Plants
Before planting, choose a location where the plants will receive full sun exposure throughout the day. Full Sun is defined as receiving 6 or more hours of direct sun per day. You do want to be a little careful in warmer areas of the country. In Florida, I have mine where they will receive more morning sun and then dappled light throughout the day. The planters pictured below are on the east side of our house.
Dwarf morning glories look great when planted in hanging baskets, patio pots or window boxes. They’re also easy to care for and require little maintenance. Dwarf morning glories are an attractive addition to any garden. These low-growing vines grow quickly and produce flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
They look great planted by themselves.
or combined with other plants
How Much Water Do They Need
Dwarf morning glory plants need regular watering. If you water them too often, they will become leggy and spindly. You should water them every other day during the growing season. While the plants are considered to be drought tolerant, they will do better with regular watering.
How I Use Dwarf Morning Glory (Blue Evolvulus) in my Garden
Blue blooming plants are very hard to find. I really like the combination of blue & white for the Summer months. Dwarf Morning Glory or Blue Evolvulus with it’s lovely blue blossoms are perfect for my garden. I love how wispy it looks!
I have a pair of angel vine topiaries sitting next to our front door. For all the details on how I added the blue evolvulus to these pots you can read this post: How To Refresh Your Topiaries for the Summer
I will share a few of the highlights of the post here. I could have used petunias to refresh the topiaries but I decided to go with one of my favorite plants instead!
Blue Evolvulus or Morning Glory
If you have been following me for awhile, you might recognize the picture above from Mother’s Day. I used these Blue Evolvulus plants in the Mother’s Day Forget Me Not dough bowl centerpiece.
To add them to my topiaries, I simply removed the Blue Evolvulus from its pot and planted in slightly off center in the pot with the topiary and the Diamond Snow. I added a little more potting soil and then covered the top of the soil with dampened sheet moss.
Looking Down into The Topiary
The Blue flowers aren’t very visible in this picture. I planted them more to the side of the topiary.
The little blue flowers close at night and then reopen the next morning. This plant has become one of my favorites.! It holds up so well in the heat and humidity in Florida!
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Ready for the Summer
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* A Few Gardening Terms
Tender Perennial – Tender perennial plants are plants that originally come from warm climates where they don’t need any special ability to withstand cold winter temperatures. These plants won’t survive the winter in colder areas without special care. Many times, that special care is bringing the plants inside for the winter.
Perennial – This type of plant returns year after year. They usually only bloom once per growing season and may require some special handling after a few years such as dividing them. While they don’t generally last forever, they will return and rebloom for several years.
Annual – Generally speaking, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.
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I’ve not seen a dwarf morning glory before. Very pretty blooms. Here via Sundays on Silverado.
Thanks for hopping over! The dwarf morning glory is such a great plant! Blooms in the hot sun of Florida! It is self cleaning, too! It is rapidly becoming one of my very favorite plants!