Growing Tall Night Flowering Moonflower Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Ipomoea alba
- Other Names: Tropical White Morning Glory
- Seed Type: Annual (Perennial to zones 10 - 12)
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds are one of the seasons hardiest performers and are most popularly sown outside after the frost. But for earlier blooming in colder climates, start seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and transplant once there are two sets of true leaves. Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds will germinate with moisture in 14 – 21 days and young seedlings will require early staking or a trellis as they will rapidly vine more than a dozen feet high.
- Days to Maturity: 112 days
- Hardiness Zone: 5 – 12
- Planting Depth: Plant 2 – 3 seeds ½” deep
- Plant Spacing: 24 – 36” depending on desired vining habit
- Growth Habit: 15 – 20’ tall vines with a 36 – 72” wide spread covered in enormous 5 – 6” fragrant blooms
- Soil Preference: Rich, evenly moist, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Tall Night Flowering moonflower is one of the seasons hardiest and most durable vining plants and have no known pests or diseases.
- Color: Creamy ivory blooms with an accented star-shaped center and rich vining greens
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Seeds Per Package:
- 1 oz - Approximately 100 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 400 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 1,600 Seeds
Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds are one of the seasons hardiest performers and are most popularly sown outside after the frost. But for earlier blooming in colder climates, start seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and transplant once there are two sets of true leaves. Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds will germinate with moisture in 14 – 21 days and young seedlings will require early staking or a trellis as they will rapidly vine more than a dozen feet high. Plant 2 – 3 Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds ½” deep 12 – 36” apart (depending on desired vining habit) in rich, evenly moist, and well-drained soil in full sun. Tall Night Flowering moonflower is one of the gardens hardiest and most durable vining plants and have no known pests or diseases. Tall Night Flowering moonflower seeds will mature in about 112 days as fast-growing 15 – 20’ tall vines with a 36 – 72” wide spread covered in enormous 5 – 6” fragrant ivory blooms.
Ipomoea alba, or more commonly known as Moonflower, is a tenacious vining variety native to the “New World” regions including warm and perennially humid climates from Argentina all the way north to Mexico and Florida. Ipomoea alba actually will vine as tall as 70-feet in its native tropical climates, but the domesticated moonflower available to seasonal gardeners generally averages only 12 – 20’. Tall Night Flowering moonflower is one of the few varieties of plants that will open their blooms specifically at night emitting heavenly perfumes and aromas all night long.