About
Bomarea edulis is a deciduous climbing plant featuring lanceolate leaves that measure between 6 to 12 cm in length, exhibiting a mid to pale green hue. From early summer through autumn, it produces clusters of bell-shaped flowers. The exterior of these blooms is pink or pale red, while the interior showcases a mix of green and yellow, accented with dark red flecks.
About the genus
Bomarea consists of tuberous, deciduous climbing perennials characterized by simple, lanceolate leaves. The flowers appear in terminal umbels or racemes, featuring tubular or narrowly bell-shaped forms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- Mexico to Trop. Am.
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in well-drained compost in good light but with shade from the hottest sun. Will need support and can stand outside in summer in a sunny position
- Pruning
- Cut back dead growth and flowered stems to ground level in winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, or by division in late winter or early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly and aphids
- Disease resistance
- Usually disease free