About
Cobaea scandens is a robust perennial vine often cultivated as an annual. It features compound leaves and produces aromatic, bell-shaped blooms measuring about 5 cm long, transitioning in color from greenish-white to purple.
About the genus
Cobaea consists of climbing plants that can be either woody or herbaceous. They feature pinnate leaves with branched tendrils and produce large, solitary, bell-shaped blooms located in the upper leaf axils.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding, Climber Wall Shrub
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Native to
- Mexico (Puebla)
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Needs a sheltered, sunny wall or trellis and moist but well-drained soil for the best flowers
- Pruning
- Pruning group 11 after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free