We have a NW facing balcony. My husband just bought MG seeds with the intention of letting them climb up the balcony supports.

But I am researching MGs and learning they only bloom in the morning (knew that already from the name, but...) IN the morning sun, and close up in the afternoon.

In the afternoon is when the sun hits our balcony, but would they still bloom in the morning when NOT directly in the sun?

My balcony faces west, so I don't get any sun until around 2 in the afternoon, and I've always had hundreds of blooms.

This year I'm doing MG's again, along with hops, coral vine, sweet peas, and hyacinth bean, hoping for a riot of blooms, not to mention privacy and shade :)