Description
Blue Cathedral Bells Vine (Cobaea scandens), also known as monastery bells, delights with its unique 2″ cup-shaped flowers that transition from pale green to vibrant violet-purple as they mature. This quick-growing climber reaches up to 70' tall, making it ideal for arbors, fences, pergolas, or trellises, while also serving as a fragrant privacy screen. Pest-free and low-maintenance, it thrives in full sun to part shade and can be grown in containers. Hardy as a perennial in USDA zones 9 and warmer or as an annual elsewhere, this stunning vine blooms from midsummer to frost, adding elegance and charm to any garden.
13 seeds.
Variety Info:
Botanical Name: Cobaea scandens
Family: Polemoniaceae
Native: Mexico
Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 9 and warmer, otherwise grown as an annual. Established plants will withstand light frost.
Plant Dimensions: 24″-36″ wide and 10'-70' tall, climbing vine
Variety Information: 2″ bell-shaped flowers open pale green and mature to violet purple.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Period: Midsummer to frost
Attributes: Good for Containers
Sowing Info:
When to Sow Outside: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperatures are warm.
When to Start Inside: Recommended in cold climates. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°-75°F.
Days to Emerge: 10–30 days
Seed Depth: ¼”–½”
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 24″–36″
Thinning: When 1″ tall, thin to 1 every 24″–36″