(Red Morning Glory, Redstar, Scarlet Star Morning Glory)

A lovely twining annual vine with bold red flowers certain to attract hummingbirds, red morning glory is rustic and charming. This fast-grower is native to the southeastern United States and still drop seeds and volunteer new plants in the garden the next growing season.

Medium rich to deep green, the leaves of this morning glory vine can be entire oval in shape or more ornate with deeply cut lobes, looking frilly and feather-like. In the warmth of summertime, trumpet-like red flowers dot the...

(Horsfall's Morning Glory, Prince Kuhio Vine, Prince's Vine)

Lustrous dark green foliage makes the prince's vine attractive year round, but wintertime finds it covered in violet-magenta flowers that are breathtaking. A very fast-growing tropical vine native to Jamaica in the western Caribbean, it is root hardy in regions with light frosts, but since it blooms in winter it is problematic in such climates.

The dark green leaves are glossy and hand-like (palmate) with three to five lobes that are deeply cut. Sometimes the leaf edges are undulating or have...

(Oceanblue Morning Glory)

The tropical perennial morning glory Ipomoea indica is a fantastic rambling climber for warm regions. It originates from Hawaii and tropical regions in the New World but has spread elsewhere and is now considered Pantropical. Its vigor and natural spread has placed it on invasive lists in many countries to include Australia and New Zealand.

The evergreen leaves of oceanblue morning glory are heart-shaped or three-lobed and densely cover the plants. When conditions are warm and favorable,...

(Bush Moonflower, Man-of-the-Earth)

The large, edible tuberous root system of the bush moonflower allows this perennial to survive in dry, seemingly barren landscapes. It is one of the prettiest, pink-flowering wildflowers native to the American Great Plains from Montana to New Mexico. Dry prairies, roadside shoulders and gravelly sites support this upright to sprawling herbaceous perennial.

When not in bloom, bush moonflower looks wispy and mundane. Narrow, linear green leaves alternate along the wiry, arching, branching stems...

(Spanish Flag)

The crimson stems of Spanish flag are highlighted with multicolored spikes of yellow, orange and red blossoms above mid-green foliage in warm weather. Native from Mexico southward into South America, it is a tender perennial herbaceous vine that is most often grown as an annual. The twining stems are lined with green, tri-lobed leaves that tend to drop on the older, lowest portion of the plant. When warmth and sunshine is abundant (late summer and autumn if grown as an annual), reddened stems produced...

(White-edged Morning Glory)

Named for its funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning, white-edged morning glory is a popular annual to short-lived perennial vine native to tropical areas worldwide. This vigorous twining climber displays green heart-shaped leaves on hairy stems. Throughout summer it bears prolific tubular flowers ranging in color from blue and purple to red, depending on the cultivar. These are often edged in white and attract hummingbirds.

Plant this tropical vine in sites with full sun and average,...

(White-edged Morning Glory)

Named for its funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning, white-edged morning glory is a popular annual to short-lived perennial vine native to tropical areas worldwide. This vigorous twining climber displays green heart-shaped leaves on hairy stems. Throughout summer it bears prolific tubular flowers ranging in color from blue and purple to red, depending on the cultivar. These are often edged in white and attract hummingbirds.

Plant this tropical vine in sites with full sun and average,...

(Scarlet O'Hara Morning Glory, White-edged Morning Glory)

Named for its funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning, white-edged morning glory is a popular annual to short-lived perennial vine native to tropical areas worldwide. The cultivar 'Scarlet O'Hara' is a vigorous twining climber with green, heart-shaped leaves on hairy stems. Throughout summer it bears prolific tubular of magenta-red with a white throat. These attract hummingbirds and fold by midday.

Plant this tropical vine in sites with full sun and average, well drained soil. It performs...

(Purple Morning Glory, Tall Morning Glory)

A native of Mexico, purple morning glory is a highly popular annual vine known for its pretty funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning. This vigorous twining climber has green three-lobed or ovate leaves on hairy stems. In the heat of summer it produces many funnel-shaped flowers that may be purple, bright pink, white or purple-blue or bicolored. Some of its better cultivars include 'Grandpa Ott', which has violet-purple blooms with a rose star and white eye, and the white-flowered 'Milky Way'....

(Carnevale di Venezia Morning Glory, Purple Morning Glory)

Native to Mexico, the purple morning glory is an annual vine beloved for its funnel-shaped flowers that open each morning. Selection 'Carnevale Di Venezia' bears white flowers with radiating violet-blue or rose-pink stripes.

This vigorous twining climber has hairy stems and medium green ovate leaves. On summer mornings it open buds to reveal its festively marked flowers. These flowers attract hummingbirds. Spherical, greenish-tan seedpods follow the flowers.

Ipomoea purpurea grows...