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Care of Cup and Saucer Vine Begin training the vine to the trellis when it is small. When you pinch the tip of the vine, cup and saucer vine will grow lateral shoots. During the growing season, provide plenty of water but allow the soil to dry out before you water. Water only sparingly over the winter months.
- How do you grow cup and saucer vine?
- Is cup and saucer vine a perennial?
- Is cup and saucer vine poisonous?
- How do you grow Cobaea?
- How do you plant cup and saucer seeds?
- How do you sow Cobaea seeds?
- How do you propagate a cathedral bell?
- Is Cobaea Scandens perennial?
How do you grow cup and saucer vine?
Cup and saucer vine grows so quickly that it's usually started from seed rather than from nursery plants. You can direct seed in the garden in spring after all danger of frost has passed, or get a head start on your seasonal garden by starting seeds indoors six to eight weeks before your last frost of the winter.
Is cup and saucer vine a perennial?
Cup-and-saucer vince (Cobaea scandens) is a perennial climbing vine with purple flowers shaped like tea cups (which "sit" in more petals shaped like saucers). It likes warm weather and in climates colder than USDA growing zone 9 can be grown as an annual.
Is cup and saucer vine poisonous?
The cup and saucer vine is, apparently, non-toxic—at least to humans. ... The vine on the right climbing over the coop roof is a sweet autumn clematis, which will be covered in tiny white flowers in the fall.
How do you grow Cobaea?
Cobaea scandens should be sown in late winter or very early spring, individually in small pots in seed compost, each seed set on its edge and thinly covered with more compost or perlite. Cover the pots with clingfilm to retain moisture and put in a windowsill propagator. Germination takes three weeks to a month.
How do you plant cup and saucer seeds?
Growing Cup And Saucer Vines
Starting cup and saucer vine seeds is not difficult, but it's best to scratch them a bit with a nail file or soak them overnight in water before you plant to encourage germination. Sow the seeds on their edge in seed trays filled with soil-based seed compost.
How do you sow Cobaea seeds?
Customer Review - Cobaea scandens
Sow indoors prior to last frost. Sow directly after last frost. Prior to sowing soak the seed for 2 hours in water. Drain then surface sow seeds on their edge onto moist, well-drained seed compost, just cover with sprinkling of soil.
How do you propagate a cathedral bell?
Plant Propagation:
In areas with a long growing season, Cathedral Bells can be directly seeded into your flower garden. Sow Cathedral Bell seeds early in the season, and cover lightly with 1/8" soil. Keep the soil moist during germination. They germinate in 10 to 14 days.
Is Cobaea Scandens perennial?
Sometimes called cathedral bells, Cobaea scandens is a vigorous and irrepressible vine native to tropical America, where it grows as a strong woody perennial. It may be grown in large pots for standing outdoors in summer, and will behave as a perennial if kept indoors in winter at about 7C.
