Days to cut
120–150 daysStatus
tryingCatalog ID
CF-16Seasons logged
2First sown
2026-06-06This 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.
How it grows
Germination
- Days to germ.
- 15–21 d
- Depth
- 0.5 in
Culture
- Days to maturity
- 120–150 dThis variety
- Spacing
- 12 in
- Height
- 120–240 in
- Sun
- Sun
- Frost
- tender
Harvest
Trials
Sown
Source
Seeds
Rating
Notes
Other Observations
Notes not filed against a sowing. Everything else sits with its trial above.
No loose observations — every note belongs to a sowing.
This variety’s year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sow indoorsApr 9
Outdoor / directMay 21 – Jun 18
Seed source
Renee's Garden