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A Seed Company On A Mission For Change
Seed Needs has been providing gardeners with quality seed products since 2010 and has shipped millions of packets to customers all over the US. We offer flowers, herbs, vegetables, vines, wildflower blends, seed packet collections and seed packet favors.
With the success of our brand, we have kept our promise to continually donate to different organizations and personally sponsor children all over the globe each and every month. We grew our sponsorships from just 1 child to over 100 children worldwide in only a few years. We would like to sincerely thank all who support us because it wouldn't be possible without you!
About Our Packets
Front Side
Seed packets by Seed Needs are beautifully illustrated and provide a colorful depiction of the variety inside. We provide the common name, as well as the scientific name, seed quantity and a few specs about the variety to be grown.
Back Side
Each packet contains full growing instructions on the reverse side. Specifications on sowing the seed, growing conditions such as sunlight and moisture preferences and germination and growth information can be found as well.
We also provide a QR code to scan for easy reordering.
About Our Seeds
- Always Non-GMO / Untreated.
- Stored in a temperature controlled facility that's free of moisture.
- Always packaged for the current and the following growing seasons.
- True to the variety advertised.
- 99% pure seed with no added fillers.
Grow this specialty blend of Morning Glory flowers from freshly harvested Convolvulus tricolor flower seeds. Ensign Mixture is a vine with a compact growth habit. It's vines, unlike traditional Morning Glories, will only grow to a mature length of about 1 foot long. This makes them a perfect choice for hanging baskets, pots and containers. They also look great in window boxes, along borders, or directly in the flower bed as well. Because of their short growth habit, some even use it as an annual groundcover as well.
The flowers of Morning Glory, Ensign Mixture open up to a good 2 or 2.5 inches in diameter, exposing multicolored, saucer like petals. Each bloom is a unique combination of red, pink, white, blue and purple. The outer layer of each flower is the primary color, while the second and third layers are white and yellow as it nears the center. These colorful and cheery blooms will attract an array of beneficial insects to the garden, such as butterflies, bumblebees, hummingbirds and honeybees as well.
Morning Glory, Ensign Mixture is categorized as an annual flowering plant. It's leaves, flowers and short stems will grow quickly from fresh Convolvulus seeds. Once established, the plants will bloom profusely through the summer months, later dying with the first frost. Seeds can be collected at the end of the season, once the flowers have dried out. The seeds can sometimes fall to the bare ground beneath, just before the first frost, allowing these beautiful plants to regrow the following season.
Sowing The Seed
You will notice that Morning Glory seeds consist of a hard outer shell. Before sowing these seeds, they should be prepped by scarification or soaking. Sometimes you can even consider both methods. Nick the seeds with sandpaper or a knife and soak in warm water, for 24 hours. If starting indoors, sow in peat pots, 6 to 8 weeks prior to the last frost. Place the seeds at a depth of 1/4" under topsoil. Transplant, or direct sow into the garden when the weather is warm and all danger of frost has passed.
Growing Conditions
Morning Glory plants will thrive in the heat of summer and prefer an area of full sunlight. Temperatures should be at least 70F or higher. The soil should be average to sandy, but also well drained. To increase drainage, we recommend adding a light compost to areas containing hard, compact soil. Water the seeds daily until germination has occurred, watering less frequently as time goes on.
Germination & Growth
Morning Glory seeds typically germinate within roughly 7 to 14 days after sowing. Ensign Mixture, unlike other traditional Morning Glory plants, will establish short, bushy like plants. They grow only to a mature height of roughly 1 foot tall and can be spaced about 12 inches apart from one another. The plants are excellent for borders, flower beds, in hanging baskets, pots & container, or window boxes as well.
Seed Needs never knowingly purchases treated seeds products. We also do not treat any of our seed products with substances such as neonicotinoid or thyram.
Always fresh and intended for the current and following growing seasons. Seeds are packaged in water resistant / tear resistant packaging.
Heirlooms are varieties that have been purposely bred, selected and passed down from generation to generation. They are wholesome picks that will breed true to the parent seed every time.
Flowers will attract all sorts of beneficial insects to the garden, such as butterflies, bumblebees, honeybees and ladybugs.
Karen C
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2024
Hope it will be pretty. Did not know it would not vine up a trellis.Update 6 weeks later. They are duds. Did not bloom.Update again. Garbage.
tim m.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024
haven't seen any plants
Katy Kelly
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2023
Not one seed sprouted in my greenhouse.Won’t buy this brand again.
JoeInTampa
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
We have planted these seeds in seed starter kits. Germination was almost 100%. I didn't even know there were non-vining Morning Glory, but it will be fun to see this different type of flower.The seeds are very clean and healthy looking. The packaging is like retail envelopes with excellent planting and care instructions. Seed Needs seems to really pay attention to the quality of their product and packaging. With the detailed instructions on the seed packets, they do all they can to ensure a good experience for their customers.Our plants are at the seedling stage, so can't comment, yet on how well they will bloom, but from the quality thus far, we are looking for good things.
Cat Martin
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2022
I have small vines already and with our weather here in Texas, I'm sure I'll get flowers from them before it gets too cold. The original set of morning glories I planted struggled through our nearly record-breaking heat wave (and drought) this summer even though I watered them daily. I have a few flowers, but I'm hoping that with these seeds and the worst of our heat over with (still in the low 90s, but we haven't had a 100+ day for a few weeks now) that these will grow fast and flower so I can get naturally-seeded volunteers next year. Very fresh seeds considering how fast they sprouted!
Mainiac
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2022
Because I'm a total weirdo, I've already started to collect seeds for next summer. I've been happy with other seeds from Seed Needs, so I decided to try these. My other Seed Needs plants (Zinnias and Poppies) have done well this summer, and I love the abundance of seeds in the packets.I confess that I didn't realize these are quite different plants from the Heavenly Blue Morning Glories I have growing this summer. When I picked these, I thought they would be plants with long climbing vines, but they're not at all. I learned the truth from the Seed Needs website, which has a nice info page about these plants (the vines for these are only about 1 foot long... ah, well).I still have a lot to learn about outdoor gardening, and again, am happy for the effective and abundant seeds from Seed Needs.
Christina Paul
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
Over the summer, we had some construction done and the area where my long-established morning glories had been growing was completely destroyed. I was really wanting to re-establish them, however, I couldn't find the seeds locally. I have used Seed Needs products before and was really excited that they had them.While I received these seeds a bit late in the season, I have started them in seedling containers under a grow light. I am looking forward to getting them out and seeing them in the garden next year. They just started peeking through the potting mix, and knowing this company, I have no worries at all about how well they'll do.The package contains approximately 200 seeds of English Blend Morning Glory (Convolvulus tricolor) and have a best by date of 12/2023.
S.
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022
I enjoy trying different flowering annuals every year and as such, I was pleasantly surprised that this is a "different morning glory". However, I felt that this was a case of needing a little "truth in advertising". Nowhere could I find (in the Amazon add) that this was not a standard vine type of morning glory. I had to receive the seed packet before I had any idea that this was not a vine as I may have planned on. I must admit that this was a tricky way of making me look up the supplier's web site for more information -which incidentally, is a nice website, but I could have been quite upset if I had simply stored the seeds until spring planting.
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