Morning glory magic

The telephone pole out front has enjoyed our morning glory plantings for a number of years.

Yes, they're weedy.  Yes, they require thinning.  Yes, we have to pull them down before they reach the transformer.

But they're wonderful, regardless.  This year, there's a mixture of blue-purple and maroon-pink flowers.  Lovely.

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A beautiful morning glory

We've been growing morning glories for awhile, training them to creep up telephone poles, guy wires, and trellises.

They add a wonderful diversion to otherwise uninteresting landscape items, although when the vines reach the transformers, or important boxes, that's the end of that season!

a vivid morning glory

Of course, morning glories self-sow everywhere and need to be carefully edited as they're emerging in the late spring and early summer.

(robust) beans, peppers, and tomatoes with morning glories behind

The one on the telephone pole near the street, past the front vegetable beds, is a particularly lovely color. I haven't ever planted anything but a clear blue variety, so this is clearly a result of genetic recombination and reseeding.

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Morning glories and Liatris

I know morning glories are "weedy" - but they're also beautiful.

I'm enjoying how the volunteers from last year are colonizing the telephone pole outside our deck. 

It makes for a lovely view as we're eating meals out there - the contrast with the blazing star in full flower is wonderful.

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