Cobaea Cup And Saucer Vine

A favorite of victorian era gardeners.

Cobaea cup and saucer vine.

The common names for c. The flowers of the cobaea vine are quite large and can only be described as fascinating and absolutely breathtaking in appearance. 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. I can see why it s called the cup and saucer vine because of the beautiful flowers that resemble a cup or a bell.

Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about cobaea species cathedral bells cup and saucer vine purple jedra cobaea scandens supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles d. Vigorous climbing vines are festooned in late summer with large pretty 2 bells that gradually transition from creamy pale green to striking blue purple. When vita sackville west recommends a plant i listen. Department of agriculture planting zones 9 through 11.

Cup and saucer vine cobaea scandens an interesting and unusual plant which should find a place is cobaea scandens which sounds more attractive under its english name of cups and saucers wrote the virtuoso english gardener vita sackville west who grew the vine in her sissinghurst castle garden. Vigorous climbing vines festooned with large pretty 2 bells. Genus cobaea can be woody or herbaceous climbers with pinnate leaves bearing a branched tendrils and large solitary bell shaped flowers in the upper leaf axils details c. They really do look like a cup and saucer.

It is a vigorous rapid growing tendril climbing vine that typically grows to 30 40 in its native habitat. 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. When grown as an annual it can grow 10 20 in a single season. It likes warm weather and in climates colder than usda growing zone 9 can be grown as an annual.

They start out sort of a greenish violet colour but soon turn completely violet while the saucer remains a lovely green. Cobaea scandens cup and saucer vine blue purple short description. It s latin name is cobaea scandens and it is also known as cathedral or monastery bells or mexican ivy. Seed pods form after the flowers are done blooming.

Scandens is a vigorous perennial climber usually grown as an annual with pinnate leaves and fragrant bell shaped flowers 5cm in length which change from greenish white. When i heard about this climber the cup and saucer vine i decided to find out more about it.