Morning Glories Flower Fail to Bloom

Sunlight

Morning glories flower with the morning sun. Plants will bud and produce flowers when planted in a location where it receives the east sun. If plants are planted on the westside or northside of a building, you will not have flowers. Buds open at sunrise and close around noon.

Soil

Morning glory plants will grow in any soil condition, but a slightly alkaline soil is the best. Rich soil or soil that is fertilized may be too rich in nutrients for morning glories, which will result in plenty of green foliage with few flowers. Avoid fertilizing the soil when planting morning glory seeds.

Water

Morning glories require very little water to grow. If you are having a rainy summer, morning glory vines will grow, but they will produce few flowers, if any. Keep the soil dry, but during long dry spells, water the ground once and wait for another week or two before watering again and only if you have had no rain.

Insecticides

Bees pollinate morning glories. If you spray an insecticide on or around growing morning glory plants, you will not have bees to pollinate the plant, which means you will not have flowers. Morning glories don’t have problems with pests, so no insecticides should be used, especially before flowers appear.