💜🌞 Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott's' (Ipomoea purpurea) – 30 Seeds

Bring stunning vertical color and heirloom charm to your garden with Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott's' (Ipomoea purpurea). This classic variety is known for its deep purple, velvety trumpet-shaped flowers with a glowing magenta star at the throat. A fast-growing climber, it quickly covers trellises, fences, and arbors, adding dramatic beauty and attracting butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.

An heirloom favorite passed down through generations, 'Grandpa Ott’s' blooms early each morning and closes by afternoon, creating a magical sunrise effect daily. Ideal for vertical gardening and privacy screens!

🌿 Botanical Name: Ipomoea purpurea

✨ Key Features:

• Striking deep violet flowers with magenta centers

• Heirloom variety known for vigorous growth

• Perfect for fences, trellises, pergolas, and containers

• Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds

• Easy to grow and prolific climber

• Fast-growing annual vine

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Direct sow outdoors after last frost

• Or start indoors 3–4 weeks before last frost for earlier blooms

🕰 Bloom Time: Mid to late summer through fall
📏 Vine Length: 2.5–4.5 m (8–15 feet)
📏 Spacing: 15–30 cm (6–12 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 5–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 21–26°C (70–80°F)
🌾 Tip: Soak seeds in warm water for 24 hours before sowing to improve germination

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly acidic (6.0–7.0)

• Watering: Moderate; water deeply once or twice a week after established

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Provide a sturdy trellis or support at planting time

• Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering

• Can self-seed if not removed at season’s end

• Ideal for privacy screening, fence coverage, and vertical gardening

• Not recommended for pet areas (seeds are toxic if ingested)

This package contains 2g of seeds which is about 30 seeds.

Ipomoea purpurea