Ipomoea tricolorMorning Glory
Neptune rules this sprawling plant that can overtake a fence like a tidal wave, but lots of people put this plant with Sun because it is a sun lover. One of the happiest plants we know, this cheerful, good-hearted climber or trailer brings clarity of sight and is said to cure nightmares. The blue trumpets open early in the day and are 4-6"/10-15cm across. Historically, morning glory was used in the New World by native people for divination. When the Inquisition in Mexico realized that the Aztecs did everything they could to maintain their relationship with this plant, they resolved that the only remedy was terror and went on to burn many Indians alive for possessing these seeds, which were often found together with a small statue of a god. Morning glory is good for magickally aiding divination and astral travel. Its flower essence helps smooth out nervous energy and with addictive behavior. In response to customer questions, no morning glory seeds are now or have ever been treated with anything whatsoever. This is a myth. Interested in other Ipomoeas? Try Moonflower . Top
How to grow
Morning
Glory:
A tender perennial
(grows year-round in tropical areas), this vine is
an annual up north, which means it will grow for
one year, make seeds, and then die. The seeds
should germinate within 2-3 weeks if the soil
they're in is kept at 70-85F/24-30C. before you
plant them, nick the seed coat with a file or soak
the seeds for 24 hours, so that the seed coats can
burst open. Start them indoors 3-4 weeks before
your last frost date and plant them two seeds to a
small pot of seed-starting mix. When they come up,
cut off the smaller of the two plants. You can
also put them in a paper towel that has been wet
and wrung out, fold up, put inside an open baggie,
and then rest on a heating pad set on medium
(watch out for cats--they find these setups and
incubate the seeds to death). Check paper towel
for seed germination daily, and then pot up,
making a hole in the potting soil for the root
(handle by the seed coat), and then gently firming
in. Transplant the plants outside 3-4 weeks after
the danger of all frost is past. You can also
direct seed them outside by planting them 1-2
weeks after the last frost at the rate of 8 seeds
per foot and 6"/15cm away from a support and
12"/30cm apart from each other. This vine
needs something to grow on (or it can be allowed
to trail). Chainlink fences, arbors, and trellises
work great. The tendrils look weak but are
surprisingly strong and will hoist the plant up
telephone guy wires, so don't let them grow near
them. This plant will get large when it's happy;
consider the weight and make sure whatever it
grows on is sturdy. They grow best in full sun to partial
shade in temperate zones and in well-drained soil
of low to average fertility. High fertility will
mean lots of leaves but few flowers with this
plant. Ditto shade. Add nitrogen for more flowers.
Seed capsules will form where flowers are after
the petals die. People have had luck growing this
indoors at a sunny window, and we have seen it
growing in cities in window boxes on apartment
buildings, where it's free to trail.
General
growing info.
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Ipomoea tricolor
Heavenly Blue morning glory
40
seeds $3.50
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Uses in
Witchcraft & Magick:
Clairvoyance
Divination
Dreamwork
Neptune & Sun Herb
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