Cathedral Bells – Flowering Vine (Heirloom) – Cobaea scanden Annual This beautiful climber has blossoms like slender teacups sitting on dainty saucer-like calyxes. The 2 bells turn from pale green to rose-violet. Blooms for weeks beginning midsummer; hummingbird beacons. Soil & Water: Prefers moist, but not saturated soil in full sun, Planting & Growing: Start indoors or outdoors once conditions allow. Sow 4-6″ apart and 1/2″ deep. Provide a support at a distance of 3″ from outdoor seedlings. Keep seedlings at 70-80°F with a strong light source.
Variety Details
Botanical name:Cobaea scanden
Plant type: Tender Perennial
Growth habit: Vining
Crop category: Flower seed
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Germination: 15-21 Days
Height At Maturity: 10-20 feet
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 12″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Cathedral Bells Heirloom Flowering Vine and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Place Cathedral Bells Heirloom Flowering Vine where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.
