Chocolate Morning Glory

A really unique color, and the blooms are absolutely huge-perhaps the largest Ipomoea that we have seen. The variegated foliage is also unusual. The color is a dusty rose, about as close to chocolate as you can get. Soak or notch seeds before planting.

20 seeds

PLANTING

Ipomoea nil

Annual

Germination: 7-30 days, chipping the seed coat or soaking seeds overnight aids in germination.

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-80ºF.

Seed Planting Depth: Sow 1/4” deep

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-80ºF soil temperature. Using peat, cow, or paper pots can help with the stress of transplanting; they grow delicate roots, and successful transplanting may be challenging. Transplant into the garden after the last frost. 

Sowing Outdoors: After the last frost, when soil is over 70 ºF. Sow a few seeds every 8-12".

Growth Habit: Climbing

Height: 8-12’

Spacing: 8-12” apart

Light Needs:  Full sun

Soil Needs: Average to fertile, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed: 90 plus days. Blooms toward the end of summer, the middle of August until frost.

Uses: Climbs trellises, fences, and poles

Care: Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend the soil with compost before transplanting. Mulching helps retain moisture. Over-fertilizing can result in low to no flowers.