About
This tender, scrambling climber, often grown as an annual, with soft, woody-based stems and triangular, toothed, downy, grey-green leaves. Plant in a cool greenhouse or as a summer annual. In summer and autumn it produces trupet-shaped white flowers to 7cm long.
About the genus
Lophospermum can be deciduous or evergreen perennials, climbers or shrubs, with triangular or ovate leaves and solitary, axillary funnel-shaped flowers
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH2
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub
HabitClimbing
FoliageDeciduous
Height2.5-4 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesSub-tropical
Care notes
CultivationUnder glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added sharp sand, in full light. In growth, water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly; water sparingly in winter. Outdoors, grow in moderately fertile, ideally sandy, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Provide support
PruningSee pruning group 11
PropagationPropagate by sowing seed in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free