Eccremocarpus scaber
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ek-kre-moh-KAR-pus SKAY-ber
- Description
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Chilean glory flower is a tender, perennial climber native to Chile. It is in the trumpetvine family (Bignoniaceae). The species epithet means “rough,” referring to the surface of the fruit.
This plant prefers fertile moist soil in full sun but will tolerate some shade. The soil needs to be kept moist at all times. Chilean glory flower can easily be started from seed indoors in late winter, or tip cuttings can be taken in fall and overwintered indoors.
Chilean glory flower will grow up to 10 to 15 feet tall in warm climates and produce racemes of tubular, red-orange flowers all season long. Its roots can survive winters in zone 8 with protection, and it can be grown as an annual in cooler zones. Chilean glory flower is considered an invasive weed in New Zealand due to its rapid growth and prolific seed production, but it has shown no invasive tendencies in North Carolina.
This plant needs a structure to twine around and looks great along walkways or in the garden. It is quite showy grown on a trellis or fence.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. If grown indoors it may get spider mites and white flies.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Anglia hybrids
- 'Aureus'
Golden yellow flowers. - 'Carmineus'
Carmine red flowers - 'Roseus'
Dark pink flowers.
- Anglia hybrids
- Anglia hybrids , 'Aureus', 'Carmineus', 'Roseus'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Anglia hybrids
- 'Aureus'
Golden yellow flowers. - 'Carmineus'
Carmine red flowers - 'Roseus'
Dark pink flowers.
- Anglia hybrids
- Anglia hybrids , 'Aureus', 'Carmineus', 'Roseus'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Eccremocarpus
- Species:
- scaber
- Family:
- Bignoniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- East Peru, Central & South Central Chile to SW. Argentina
- Climbing Method:
- Tendrils
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Vine
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
- Appendage:
- Tendrils
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Oval wrinkled capsule with winged black seeds that are dispursed by the wind.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Orange-red tubular flowers all summer; long-lasting cut flower
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Pinnatifid
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The oval pinnate up to 3 inches long green leaves alternate on the stems with 3-7 leaflets on the older stems and fewer on young stems. They are mostly glabrous but may occasionally have a few hairs and are prominently veined. Some leaflets are modified into tendrils.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Patio
- Pool/Hardscape
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Hummingbirds
