Morning Glory is a frost tender annual climber that bears beautiful, exotic-looking, colourful flowers on fast-growing twining stems clothed with heart-shaped green leaves. The name 'morning glory' comes from the plants’ flowering habit – saucer-shaped blooms open early and just for a day, fading by mid-afternoon in hot weather. Many flowers are borne in succession, so this plant makes a lovely display for months, flowering through summer and into early autumn.

Indoors sow 4 seeds per 9cm pot on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed compost. Apply a layer of compost or vermiculite, 5mm deep. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag until after germination. When plants are large enough to handle, transplant into 13cm pots and grow on in cooler conditions for at least 14 days before planting out after all risk of frost has passed. Plant out 30cm apart.

Water as required to keep the compost evenly moist but take care not to overwater.