Cobaea scandens

Cobaea scandens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Species: C. scandens
Binomial name
Cobaea scandens
Cav.
Cobaea scandens
by Pancrace Bessa

Cobaea scandens (cup-and-saucer vine, cathedral bells, Mexican ivy, monastery bells) is a species of flowering perennial plant of the Polemoniaceae family, native to the tropical Americas.

It is widely cultivated for its twining habit and its highly ornamental, bell-shaped flowers, 5 cm (2 in) long, which change from white to purple. It is not hardy, and requires protection from winter frost and winds.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2] A white form exists, C. scandens f. alba.[3]

This plant has become a common weed in New Zealand, probably as a garden escape.

References

  1. Brickell, Christopher (2008). RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. "RHS Plant Selector - Cobaea scandens". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Cobaea scandens f. alba". Retrieved 16 June 2013.

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