Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cobaea scandans Cup and Saucer Vine,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Climbers, Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Climbing / Twining
Description:
Fast growing evergreen tropical climber with pinnate mid-green leaves and beautiful large cup-like purple flowers during the warmer months. Flowers have a sweet honey fragrance. Spreads approx. 3-4m. Treat as an annual in cooler climate areas and as a perennial in warmer climate areas. Great to use for covering up fences and walls.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Climber / Creeper, Feature, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Tropical Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Polemoniaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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