The Bush
Morning Glory is a native wildflower that has pink flowers. It is a perennial
and it produces stems from a large, underground tuber. It forms a bush-like
cluster of upright or spreading stems with lanceolate, grayish-green leaves.
Native to the Great Plains of western North America. Hardy in zones 8-11.
Growing Instructions for the Bush Morning Glory
The seeds have
a hard seed coat that has to be treated, or scarified, in order for water to
enter the seeds so that they can sprout. 1. Scarify the seeds by nicking or
sanding the seed coat. The seeds can be sanded with sandpaper, a nail file or
an emery board. 2. Soak the seed in water for several hours. 3. The seeds like
moist, well-drained soil. Prepare a mixture of half potting soil and half sand,
perlite or vermiculite. Put the soil in a pot. Water the mixture so that it is
moist but not wet. 4. Put the seeds on the soil. 5. Cover the seeds with a thin
layer of soil. 6. Water the seeds. 7. Place the pots in an area with warm
temperatures in full sun or part shade. 8. When the seedlings are a few inches
tall, they can be transplanted.