Morning-glory is the name of a family made up mainly of climbing plants. Garden morning-glories are among the best-known plants in this group. Others are the bindweed, jalap, moonflower, scammony, and sweet potato. The morning-glory grows rapidly and twines about nearby objects. Its vines grow from 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) high. It is widely used as a covering for posts, fences, and porches.
Garden morning-glories have dark green leaves shaped like a heart. The flowers are shaped like a funnel and are of various shades and mixtures of purple, blue, red, pink, and white. The fragrant flowers open in the morning but close in the sunlight later in the day. The seeds may be soaked in water overnight to soften the seed covering and make sprouting easier. Japanese varieties of morning-glories have flowers 7 inches (18 centimeters) in diameter. Their flowers are mixtures of purple, rose, and violet. The morning-glory is the flower for September.
