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Cup-and-Saucer Vine Cathedral Bells

Cobaea scandens

Days to cut

120–150 days

Status

trying

Catalog ID

CF-16

Seasons logged

2

First sown

2026-06-06

This beautiful climber is also called "Cup and Saucer Vine" because the blossoms look for all the world like slender teacups sitting on dainty saucer-like green calyxes. The spectacular 2-inch bells with softly curving rims turn from creamy pale green to a striking rose-violet. Beginning mid-summer, this vigorous flowering vine blooms for weeks when most other vines are on the wane. The beautiful blossoms are beacons for hummingbirds. This old-fashioned favorite was cherished by Victorian gardeners.

Other Observations

Notes not filed against a sowing. Everything else sits with its trial above.

No loose observations — every note belongs to a sowing.