About
Cobaea scandens f. alba is a vigorous perennial vine typically cultivated as an annual. It produces bell-shaped flowers that reach up to 5 cm in length, initially appearing greenish before maturing to a creamy-white hue. The blooms emit a honey-like fragrance.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub, Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 8-12 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass grow in a peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. When in growth feed with a low nitrogen liquid fertilizer monthly. May be grown outdoors as an annual in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Pruning group 11 after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown at 18°C in spring plant out when the danger of frosts has passed
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free