morning glory

A morning glory is a trumpet-shaped flower known for opening in the morning and closing up as the day progresses. Morning glories can be blue, purple, pink, or white.

Any plant in the genus Ipomoea can be called a morning glory.

Morning glories are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens and sometimes used by florists in bouquets. A variety commonly planted in gardens is known as the heavenly blue morning glory (I. violacea).

They are popular because they grow quickly, even in poor conditions, and have fragrant, showy flowers. They are climbing plants, so they are sometimes planted near a trellis, fence, or wall.

The morning glory is one of the September birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone).

Example: Those violet morning glories next to your front door are absolutely beautiful.

The first records of the name morning glory come from the early 1800s. The name was first used in the U.S. in reference to the fact the flowers only open in the morning.

The common morning glory is native to Mexico and Central America. Some species of morning glory are invasive species in parts of the world like North America and Asia. The morning glory blooms beginning in the early summer. They are fragrant and can attract insects and birds.

What are some words that share a root or word element with morning glory? 

• morning
• glory

What are some words that often get used in discussing morning glory?

• flower
• blue
• purple
• pink
• white
• garden
• bouquet

Morning glories are best known for opening in the morning and closing in the afternoon. They are popular in gardens.

Blue cardinal flower, smooth beardtongue, and native morning glory. A ton of the morning glory has sprung up at the back of the yard, which is awesome! pic.twitter.com/JQQs4cXrHw

— Jeff VanderMeer (@jeffvandermeer) September 15, 2019

These beauties are enticing me into the garden to sit and write. Each Morning Glory flower only last a day, like nature throw’s herself into it for that fleeting time. pic.twitter.com/kp9tv0gPJT

— Angela M. Dove (@amhdove) August 3, 2019

I want a tat of a bouquet of flowers with my family's birth flowers in it (daffodil, chrysanthemum, morning glory, and lilly of the valley)

— Morgan (@aglobster) June 15, 2017

True or False? 

Morning glories are climbing plants.