Moonflower Heirloom Seeds

Heirloom

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Enjoy moonflower's evening performance and heady fragrance by training it on a porch column, or a trellis under a window. This Florida native has magnificent flowers that unfold within 2 to 3 minutes, an event worth inviting guests! Caution: All parts of this plant are toxic if ingested.

We cannot ship this variety to Arkansas as per state regulations. Please do not order if your shipping address is in these states.

$2.69 5 grams (~18 seeds)

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Botanical Name: Ipomoea alba

Family: Convolvulaceae

Native: Mexico, Southeast U.S.

Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer; otherwise grown as an annual.

Plant Dimensions: 10'–20' vine

Variety Information: 5"–6", trumpet-shaped, white flowers.

Exposure: Full sun

Bloom Period: Summer to first frost

Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperatures are warm.

When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. Roots sensitive to disturbance; sow in biodegradable pots that can be directly planted in the garden.

Days to Emerge: 10 – 20 days

Seed Depth: ½"

Seed Spacing: A group of of 4 seeds every 6" – 12"

Thinning: When 2" tall thin to 1 every 6" – 12"

Special Care: Nick seeds or soak them in water for 24 hours before sowing.

Stratification and Scarification

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Moonflower Heirloom Seeds Reviews

9 reviews

Good growth

Dec 6, 2019

My Moonflower seeds grew well and produced a few flowers.

Bonnie from VA

Owner Response: Hi Bonnie, Thanks for sharing your experience. Moonflowers, like morning glories, do best in poorer soils and are sensitive to nitrogen, producing green growth over flowers when soil is rich with nitrogen. I am letting you know in case it helps get even more blooms in the future.

Beautiful Blooms

May 13, 2020

These are very beautiful and vigorous vines that produce huge night blooming flowers. I have learned a few tricks over the few years of growing them, which I thought I'd pass along. Being in Maine, summers can be cool, so I grow mine in containers in full sun. For some reason they seem to always do better than others planted in the ground. I also feed mine biweekly with a bloom boosting fertilizer 10-30-10. I find this makes a huge difference and I get many more flowers and they bloom earlier! Last year I had as many as 40 huge blooms in one night, they smelled amazing! Definitely give this plant a try, its really fun to grow.

Christopher from ME

Owner Response: Thanks for the tips, Christopher! Growing in a container is a great way to warm up roots in a cooler climate.

amazing. Breathtaking. Easy to grow

Jul 16, 2020

I usually don't write reviews but this plant is just so special I have to share the word. It is SO easy to grow, and the flowers are as big as my hands! They smell like nothing I've ever experienced before.

Danielle P from NY

Gorgeous!

Oct 7, 2021

I love my moonflowers! The leaves are a gorgeous green and the blooms are absolutely stunning! It is October and they are still blooming! I am so happy and will grow these every year!

Sophie from IL

Didn't grow

Jan 1, 2022

None sprouted in well-prepared soil. Planted according to directions and got zilch.

nicholas from NC

Owner Response: Hi Nicolas, We are sorry you had issues germinating these seeds. A customer service agent will be contacting you via email to help. Our seeds are tested regularly to ensure germination meets federal and our own standards. For good germination, moonflower needs to be scarified. You can find instructions in the seed packet and linked in the learn more tab on this product page.

Disappointing Moonflower Seeds

Feb 25, 2022

I carefully planted the Moonflower seeds and they were coming along fine; transplanted them and waited for buds or blooms to form. Nothing happened. Did not get one flower - and I had been wishing and waiting for the beautiful flowers to come - but was disappoainted because I only got leaves and no flowers.

Bernadette from NY

Owner Response: Hi Bernadette, We are sorry you didn't experience these amazing flowers--they are a customer favorite. It sounds as though the seeds germinated just fine, but something about the environment prevented flowering. Like morning glories, moonflower prefers poor soil and are sensitive to extra nutrients, especially nitrogen which would cause plants to have lush, green growth, but stifle flower production. We sure hope you will try again in a fulls sun area with lean soil. Happy gardening!

Moonflower from moon garden collection

Apr 28, 2022

My first time ordering from this company - disappointing. No germination of the moonflower seeds which was my main reason for ordering. I followed instructions on the packet. No response from company when I contacted them.

Andrea from VA

Owner Response: Hi Andrea, We are sorry you had difficulty germinating these seeds and that you didn't hear back from us. A customer service agent will be in contact by email. Rest assured, our seeds are tested regularly to ensure germination rates meet federal and our own standards prior to packing.

Strong seeds

May 19, 2022

I started 4 just to be sure I got one to sprout and all four came up strong! I can't wait to see the blooms, it is by far the fastest growing seed of all I've started this year.

Adrianna from OR

Gorgeous Blooms

Sep 8, 2022

I grew these indoors under a skylight, because I thought the Pacific Northwest summer might not be warm enough to transplant them outside. It is such a joy to watch these flowers magically unfurl when they bloom.

Annie from WA