'Glory Vine' or 'Chilean Glory Flower' (ek-rem-oh-KAR-pus: SKAB-er) Bignoniaceae:
Vines that grow 100 inches tall and produce many attractive flowers. The flowers come in a wide range of colors and the plants are very fast growing with tendrils and twining stems. The light green leaves are small, ovate in shape boldly veined. This species is grown as a half hardy annual, but plants grow from tuberous roots that produce new plants in warm locations. Plants do not transplant well, so start in deep cell plugs or in larege pots were the plants are to grow. Very attractive to the hummingbirds. Thrives on heat in full sun and only needs moderate moisture and a soil with good drainage. Wet soils cause root rot and cool temps slow plant growth. A March sowing produces flowering in July and plants will bloom until knocked down by cold in the fall. This selection is nice grown on walls and fences or scrambling into shrubs or small trees. Can also be grown in a cool greenhouse.
Annual, or perennials from corms in zones 8-11. Seed germination in one or two weeks.
100 seeds
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