The Quirky Life of Cobaea Scandens

I grew Cobaea Scandens purple , cup and saucer vine ,for the first time last year. Very impressed with its growth and flowers . I am growing the Alba one this year , in fact the seeds are soaking now. Probing around for some info on them I found this Blog article , with an excellent collection of photos. Now I don't want mine to grow as big as this one !

http://foragefor.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/the-quirky-life-of-cobaea-scandens.html

 

I tried cobea from T&M seeds.. Didnt get a single germination.. [emoji25]


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I only had two germinating from 15 seeds last year . I soaked the seeds for 24 hours , planted them on their edge to prevent rotting just below the seed compost surface ,as per instructions. They do need heat so onto the prop they went , otherwise a radiator shelf or top of the fridge (outside ! ). Luckily two was enough they grow at an incredible rate !
Only took one photo for some reason - first flower middle of July , mingled with some Spanish flag flowers.

 

That looks great Harry.....I've got some Spanish Flag seeds. I'm tempted to try the cup and saucer vine with it. Good article too.

 

Harry, I've not grown this for years.
Time I grew some again, thanks for reminding me.

 

I have one going on the kitchen patio at the moment. I didn't get any fruit on it last year. But here is one I had for several years on the lean-to which fruited prolifically, however, it just died after a couple of years.