Gardeners living in temperate climates can enjoy the sight of the pink waxy blooms of the Chilean Bell Flower, Lapageria rosea, also known by the common name Copihue. A perennial climber, Lapageria rosea would prosper in flowering on a wall with 15 ft or 5 metres of available space to spread.
Buying Lapageria rosea or Chilean Bell Flower
The Chilean Bell Flower extends its distinctive pink waxy blooms in temperate climates throughout the months of Fall or Autumn. When planning to buying Lapageria rosea or Chilean Bell Flower from a gardening mail order catalogue, consider that it is possible to propogate, in springtime, the perennial climbing plant from Chile. Propogation after buying a Chilean Bell Flower will give the chance of overlaying this stunning bloomful climber in a home garden.
Lapageria rosea (Chilean Bell Flower) will grow between 12 ft to 15 ft (around 4 to 5 metres) in climbing length in a suitably semi-shaded or enclosed area of the garden. Some garden centres, nurseries and online gardening sites report that Lapageria rosea, or Chilean Bell Flower or Copihue, is a perennial climbing plant for the home conservatory, sun room/lounge or rumpus room.
Growing Lapageria rosea or Chilean Bell Flower
Planting a Lapageria rosea (Chilean Bell Flower) is a container in a conservatory will offer protection and possibly shade plus a consistent acid soil with management of soil conditions. Certainly the climbing plant from Chile should do well in such a set up.
Lapageria rosea can be planted outside and grown successfully by an experienced, expert and well read gardener. The blooming Chilean Bell Flower shown in the photographs below, is growing outdoors, with some partial shade, in an open air courtyard in Edinburgh Scotland. From late September to early December, the pink to red waxy blooms hang down from the climbing plant.
Looking After Lapageria rosea or Chilean Bell Flower
Lapageria rosea will benefit from wall-installed support soon after planting. A wire system will work well to support the twining climbing plant during growth and development and allow the blooms to move.
Lapageria rosea is an evergreen plant with oval leathery leaves that remain handsome throughout the year. Some thinning out in springtime may be helpful.
When the plant is grown in the wild in Chile, Lapageria rosea would be pollinated by the long-billed hummingbird. The pendent blooms can extend to around 2 to 4 inches or 7 – 9cm in length. Gardeners will need to help with pollination of their own Chilean Bell Flower at home.
Many online and mail order gardening companies will have Chilean Bell Flower climbers for sale. Gardeners wishing to buy a climbing plant for acid soil and a high wall can buying Lapageria rosea, for its pink or red waxy blooms, or alternatively buy Lapageria rosea var. albiflora which has the same plant characteristics and white bell-shaped pendant blooms in autumn.
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