It is a vigorous rapid growing tendril climbing vine that typically grows to 30 40 in its native habitat.
Cup and saucer vine fruit.
Cobaea scandens commonly called cup and saucer vine is native to mexico and tropical south america.
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Location of cobaea scandens cup and saucer vine annual vine at the arboretum.
When grown as an annual it can grow 10 20 in a single season.
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Sow the seeds on their edge in seed trays filled with soil based seed compost.
White cup and saucer vine cobaea scandens alba.
Are they edible.
Cobaea scandens the cup and saucer vine cathedral bells mexican ivy or monastery bells is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family polemoniaceae.
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.
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.
They are seedpods if you re lucky enough to get good weather you might be able to harvest a ripe pod which should be put in a paper bag where it will split open and.
The fruit is a dry capsule that sits in the saucer.
Can i keep them for planting seed next year.
My cup and saucer vine has developed several fruits.
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It is native to mexico with isolated sightings elsewhere in tropical central and south america.
Plant cup and saucer vine in full sun in a site with well drained soil.
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.
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