Cup And Saucer Vine

Cup and saucer vine cobaea scandens is perennial climber native to subtropic regions it features purple flowers that are unexpectedly muted.

Cup and saucer vine.

Starting cup and saucer vine seeds is not difficult but it s best to scratch them a bit with a nail file or soak them overnight in water before you plant to encourage germination. Scandens cup and saucer and cathedral bells derive from the shape of its flowers this is a vigorous vine that is hard to ignore in the landscape. Easy to start from seed cup and saucer vines can be started indoors and transplanted to the garden after the last frost date. Vines are covered in large bell shaped flowers which sit in a green saucer like calyx.

Flowers are at first greenish then mature to velvet blue or lavender. It s latin name is cobaea scandens and it is also known as cathedral or monastery bells or mexican ivy. Family polemoniaceae genus cobaea can be woody or. A field guide to planting care design in our curated guides to vines climbers 101.

I can see why it s called the cup and saucer vine because of the beautiful flowers that resemble a cup or a bell. Vigorous climbing vines are festooned in late summer with large pretty 2 bells that gradually transition from creamy pale green to striking blue purple. See more growing tips in cup and saucer vine. This extremely vigorous annual vine can grow up to 20 25 ft.

It likes warm weather and in climates colder than usda growing zone 9 can be grown as an annual. Cup and saucer vine is native to mexico and is showy and easy to grow. Plant cup and saucer vine in full sun in a site with well drained soil. Join the floret newsletter and stay in the loop on all the exciting happenings here on the farm.

A favorite of victorian era gardeners vigorous climber is nicknamed the cup and saucer vine the blossoms looking a bit like teacups poised on saucer like green calyxes. Sow the seeds on their edge in seed trays filled with soil based seed compost. Other common names cup and saucer vine cathedral bells cups and saucers mexican ivy monastery bells see more. Cobaea scandens better known by the common name cup and saucer vine or cathedral bells is a fast growing plant that is hardy in u s.

Growing cup and saucer vines. When i heard about this climber the cup and saucer vine i decided to find out more about it. Department of agriculture. Cup and saucer vince cobaea scandens is a perennial climbing vine with purple flowers shaped like tea cups which sit in more petals shaped like saucers.