Overview

Eccremocarpus scaber 'Pink Lemonade' is a climbing climber wall shrub in the genus Eccremocarpus, part of the Bignoniaceae family, with evergreen foliage. Eccremocarpus scaber 'Pink Lemonade' grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam and sand soils and any pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H3. Suggested uses include city and courtyard gardens and wall side borders.

About

Eccremocarpus scaber 'Pink Lemonade' is an evergreen climbing cultivar within the Eccremocarpus genus, known for its pinnately divided foliage and terminal racemes of tubular blossoms. It thrives in full sun on south- or west-facing, sheltered aspects, preferring well-drained loam or sandy soils with a pH ranging from acid to alkaline. Hardy to UK zone H3, it is suited to city and courtyard gardens as well as wall-side borders. Cultivation requires fertile soil with roots kept in shade, and propagation is by seed sown in early spring or tip cuttings. Its season of interest spans spring and summer.

Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Eccremocarpus

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil type

Loam, Sand

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil moisture

Well-drained

Aspect

South-facing, West-facing

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness

H3

Plant details

Eccremocarpus scaber 'Pink Lemonade' size, habit and characteristics

Plant type

Climber Wall Shrub

Habit

Climbing

Foliage

Evergreen

Suggested uses

City and courtyard gardens, Wall side borders

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Eccremocarpus scaber 'Pink Lemonade'

Propagation

Seed sown in early spring at 13-16°C, tip cuttings

Pest resistance

Susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly

Disease resistance

Generally disease-free

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