About
A slender, fast-growing, evergreen climber, often grown as an annual. Clinging by tendrils, it has pinnate leaves and clusters of tubular orangey-red flowers, 2.5cm long, from late spring to autumn.
About the genus
Eccremocarpus are climbing perennials, evergreen or deciduous, with pinnately divided leaves and terminal racemes of tubular flowers
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH3
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub
HabitClimbing
FoliageEvergreen
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread1.5-2.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
Native toChile
Care notes
CultivationOutdoors, grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun; provide support and shelter from frost. May overwinter in mild locations if given a deep, dry mulch. Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added grit, position in full light. When in growth, water freely and apply a balanced liquid feed monthly; water sparingly in winter
PruningSee pruning group 11
PropagationPropagate by seed or or cuttings
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free