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Polemoniaceae
Cathedral Bells
Cobaea scandens
Aspiration and reaching higher.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Cobaea
- Native to
- Mexico
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 15-25 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Cathedral bells flowers open green and gradually turn deep purple as they mature, sometimes within 24 hours.
- The vine is named after Father Bernardo Cobo, a 17th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in the Americas.
- Cathedral bells can grow up to 6 inches per day in warm conditions, making it one of the fastest-growing ornamental vines.
- The flowers emit a musky, honey-like fragrance at night to attract bat pollinators in their native Mexican habitat.
- In temperate climates, this perennial vine is often grown as a vigorous annual that can cover an entire trellis in one season.
Color meanings
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ambition
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spiritual growth