chilean glory flower seeds Chilean Glory Flower

chilean glory flower seeds Chilean Glory FlowerA quick growing climber that makes an enchanting lacy curtain with its bipinnate leaves, tiny curling tendrils, and continual clusters of 1" yellowy orange tubular blooms. Hummingbirds love the blooms. Grow this close to your house so you can watch them, and follow the flowers as they form, open, and then produce interesting, pudgy seed pods. This is wonderful for screening or shading a porch. 25 seeds PLANTING Eccremocarpus scaber Annual perennial, 8

A quick-growing climber that makes an enchanting lacy curtain with its bipinnate leaves, tiny curling tendrils, and continual clusters of 1" yellowy-orange tubular blooms. Hummingbirds love the blooms. Grow this close to your house so you can watch them, and follow the flowers as they form, open, and then produce interesting, pudgy seed pods. This is wonderful for screening or shading a porch. 

25 seeds

PLANTING

Eccremocarpus scaber 

Annual/ perennial, 8-10 zones

Germination: 14-60 days, erratic 

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 60-70ºF

Seed Planting Depth:  Sow on the surface and press into soil, needs light to germinate

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Provide 60-70ºF soil temperature for germination. Transplant after the last frost, 8-12” apart

Sowing Outdoors: Direct sow after the last frost, only in areas with long growing seasons

Growth Habit: Climbing vine 

Height and Width: 12-15’ x 24”  

Spacing: 8-12” apart

Light Needs: Full sun 

Soil Needs: Fertile, well-drained 

Approximate days to flower from seed: 120 days plus-  mid to late summer

Uses: Climbs trellises, fences, and poles, containers, attracts hummingbirds, 

Care: Does not like to be overwatered. Amend the soil with compost before transplanting