Species
Cup-and-saucer vine
Cobaea scandens
Varieties
3 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| MixedBSI-FL21050 | — |
| Details |
| VioletBSI-FL76002 | — |
| Details |
| WhiteBSI-FL82179 | — |
| Details |
Cobaea scandens is a tender perennial climber commonly treated as an annual in cooler climates. Cobaea scandens has bell-shaped flowers.
Flowers and foliage
A broad bell-shaped corolla sits above a conspicuous calyx, explaining the cup-and-saucer name. Tendrils attach the stems to supports. Excessively rich feeding can favour foliage over flowers, so vigorous growth does not necessarily mean more bloom.
Violet, white and mixed references
Violet, White and Mixed offer separate colour and mixture labels for climbing-flower seed assortments.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Cobaea scandens
- Common names
- cup-and-saucer-vine; mexican-ivy; monastery-bells
- Synonyms
- cobaea lasseri; cobaea scandens alba; cobaea scandens foliis-variegatis; cobaea scandens var. foliis-variegatis; cobaea scandens variegata; rosenbergia scandens
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Cobaea
- Species
- Cobaea scandens