Pinwheel Blend Morning Glory is a vibrant cultivar of Ipomoea purpurea that brings cottage garden charm to any sunny space. Named for its distinctive striped and variegated blooms, this heat-loving annual produces delicate trumpet flowers in shades that swirl and blend across each petal, creating the effect of a pinwheel in motion. Growing vigorously in zones 1 through 11 (and as a tender annual in cooler regions), these flowers unfurl in full sun and reach a mature width of 1 to 2 inches, making them elegant accents for trellises, arbors, or fence lines throughout the summer.
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The Pinwheel Blend's striped petals are its signature feature, with colors that blend across the flower face in patterns unique to each bloom. This cultivar thrives in warm conditions and rewards patient gardeners with continuous flowering from mid-summer through frost. The delicate, papery trumpet flowers attract pollinators and create a romantic, old-fashioned garden mood without demanding fussy care.
Pinwheel Blend Morning Glory serves as a vertical accent in ornamental gardens, ideal for creating living screens on trellises, arbors, or chain-link fences. The flowers are grown primarily for their ornamental value, brightening garden spaces from mid-summer onward.
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Start seeds indoors four to six weeks before transplanting outside. Sow seeds in biodegradable pots filled with seed-starting mix, placing one seed per pot at a depth of 1/2 inch. Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and maintain a germination temperature between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Biodegradable pots allow you to plant directly into the ground without disturbing the delicate root system.
Transplant seedlings outside one to two weeks after your average last frost date, once soil has warmed and frost danger has passed. Plant the entire biodegradable pot directly into the ground, burying it level with the soil surface. Space plants 6 to 12 inches apart along your trellis or support structure.
Direct sowing is recommended and can be done one to two weeks after your average last frost date. Plant seeds directly where you want them to grow, at a depth of 1/2 inch, spacing them 6 to 12 inches apart.
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