Flowers That Bloom Every Morning

Morning Glory

• Because of its name, one of the most recognized of the morning bloomers is the morning glory. Morning glory is actually the name of several species in the family Convolvulaceae, which also includes night bloomers, such as moon flowers, vegetables, like the sweet potato, and even mildly hallucinogenic flowers, including the Ipomoea tricolor. Species of morning glory grow in a creeping vine configuration that blooms delicate flowers at sunrise and closes in the afternoon before the heat of the sun causes them to wilt.

Lilies

• Many members of the lily family are also morning bloomers and provide beautiful flowers before the heat of noon. Lilies that bloom in the morning include several species of day lilies, which are named for their rare bloom that lasts only one day, calla lilies and several species of water lily, including the General Pershing. Water lilies do not close before the hottest parts of the day but instead stay open until the beginning of evening.

Azaleas

• Azaleas, including the rhododendron, are shade-loving shrubs that blossom into large flowers in colors ranging from white to pink and deep red. Both evergreen and deciduous species of azaleas exist, and both types bloom early in the morning to avoid the hottest and sunniest parts of the day.

Morning Light

• A flowery member of the Miscanthus grass genus, morning light is a tall grass that grows up to 6 feet if left untended. Unlike other grasses, the morning light produces deeply shaded flowers of copper and red around the middle of September. These flowers bloom every morning, changing in color to a silvery white in autumn. Morning light provides color through the fall, up to the first frost.