Cobaea scandens Cav.
Frost tender, very vigorous, evergreen, perennial climber, with fragrant flowers, opening white and ageing to purple, from summer to autumn. To 20m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This elegant climber promises to be one of the greatest ornaments of our conservatories, growing with astonishing rapidity and easily propagated by cuttings. It appears to have been first raised in Europe, in the royal garden at Madrid.’ Certainly grown in England by 1784, as it flowered in July of that year at Mr. Woodford’s, Vauxhall. [BM t.851/1805]. Introduced to Britain in 1792, probably from the Royal Gardens of Madrid. Johnson’s, ‘Curtis’s Botanical Magazine’. ‘Andrews’ Repository’ claims that it probably first flowered in the garden of Charles Long of Bromley Hill in 1803. The variety folliis albo marginatis is figured in Flore des Serres [FS f.1467/1859]. Don. ABR pl.392/1804.
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [H.80/1843]. A plant was presented to the Sydney Botanic Garden on December 24th 1845 [RBGS AB].
Notes
Published Feb 07, 2009 - 02:56 PM | Last updated Jul 16, 2010 - 02:47 PM
Cobaea scandens Cav. | BM t.851/1805 | BHL
| Family | Cobaeaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Mexico |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Cathedral bell, Cup and saucer plant |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Cobaea scandens |
| Confidence level | high |