Sunrise Blend Morning Glory is a frost-tender annual climber that brings vibrant, multicolored blooms to gardens across hardiness zones 2-11. Named for its cheerful flower display, this cultivar of Ipomoea purpurea thrives in full sun and moderate moisture, producing delicate 2-3 inch wide flowers that open with the morning light. It's a reliable choice for gardeners seeking quick vertical interest on trellises or fences, reaching maturity quickly from seed when given warm soil and consistent care.
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The flowers of Sunrise Blend open reliably each morning in shades that shift across the spectrum, living up to its sunrise name. This cultivar handles the transition from indoors to outdoors well when started in biodegradable pots, avoiding the root disturbance that can set back young morning glories. It grows across an unusually wide hardiness range, from zone 2 to zone 11, making it adaptable to nearly any North American garden.
Sunrise Blend Morning Glory is grown as an ornamental annual for its flowers. It excels at covering vertical structures like trellises, fences, and arbors, providing quick seasonal coverage and continuous blooms throughout the growing season. The flowers are the primary ornamental feature, opening fresh each morning in a progression of colors that unfolds as the plant matures.
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Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before your intended transplant date. Sow into biodegradable pots filled with moist seed-starting mix, pressing seeds to a depth of 1/2 inch. Keep soil warm at 65-80°F for reliable germination. Sowing into pots that can be planted directly into the ground minimizes root disturbance when the seedling is ready to move outside.
Transplant seedlings outside 4-6 weeks after sowing indoors, timing it for 1-2 weeks after your average last frost date. Hardening off seedlings gradually by exposing them to outdoor conditions for increasing periods over 7-10 days before final planting. Space plants 6-12 inches apart once they reach 2 inches tall. Choose a location with full sun exposure and provide a trellis or support structure for vining growth.
Direct sow seeds outside 1-2 weeks after your average last frost date, once soil has warmed to at least 65°F. Sow seeds 1/2 inch deep directly where plants will grow, spacing them 6-12 inches apart. Direct sowing is possible, though starting indoors in biodegradable pots often produces more vigorous plants.
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