Popular creeper from Mexico: flowers of original shape and colour!
Evergreen, climbing plant, reaching a length of up to 3 meters.
Interesting flowers up to 5 cm in length, which are tubular corollas surrounded by purple bell-shaped petals, completely cover the entire vine.
Rhodochiton blooms profusely from mid-summer to late autumn with flowers in the form of five-petalled bells with the wine-red perianth.
Escapes need support.
The plant grows well in a warm sunny place. In summer, abundant watering is necessary and top dressing every 14 days.
In winter, the plant is kept in the light at a temperature of + 5 + 10 ° C.
Watering is moderate: just so that the substrate does not dry out.
Agricultural technology.
Sowing is done in March, the seeds are lightly sprinkled with earth.
Seeds germinate within 10-14 days at a temperature of +18+20°C. The optimum temperature for plant growth is +12+16°C.
Blooms 16 weeks after sowing.
For the greatest decorative effect, 3-5 plants are grown in one pot.
The plant develops well in the bright sun (in the summer - in the open air) prefers abundant watering in the summer, moderate - in the winter, preventing the clod of earth from drying out, frequent and regular spraying, weekly fertilizing is useful.
At a soil temperature of +20+22°C shoots appear in 20-25 days.
1 gram contains 2900 seeds.
Agricultural technology.
The plant develops well in the bright sun (in the summer - in the open air), prefers abundant watering in the summer, moderate - in the winter, preventing the clod of earth from drying out, frequent and regular spraying is useful, weekly fertilizing.
Sowing is done in March, the seeds are lightly sprinkled with earth. At a soil temperature of +20+22°C shoots appear in 20-25 days.
For the greatest decorative effect, 3-5 plants are grown in one pot.
Quick to grow and a good climber.
Beautiful bell-shaped blooms of deep salmon with a purple central tube. Ideal against a wall or fence.
Also looks good trailing from hanging baskets. A popular fast-growing climber for the greenhouse or sunny, sheltered spot outdoors.
GP - greenhouse perennial. Height 180-300 cm. Interesting flowers up to 5 cm in length, which are tubular corollas surrounded by purple bell-shaped petals, completely cover the entire vine.
Culture: sow February-March for flowers July-September.
Hints: Ideal climber. Prefers full sun.
Flowering time: July-September.
Eng.: Purple bell vine, purple bells. Bot. syn.: Rhodochiton volubilis Zucc.