Ipomoea rubro caerulea

Clark's Heavenly Blue Morning Glory

Clark's Heavenly Blue Morning Glories have spectacular sky blue flowers with white and yellow centers that are about 4 to 5 inches wide. They are easy to grow as long as you scratch or nick the seeds surface. They climb by wrapping themselves around other plants or horizontal props. They look attractive on a mailbox posts fences or hand railings..  This year I want to plant them around my lamp post that I am putting near my kitchen door and patio area at the side of my house. In the south they are considered perennials but need protected from hot direct sunlight. In the north they can be planted in full sun but should be treated as annuals.  The seeds are easy to collect and can sometimes self seed if  left to fall on the ground.