Eccremocarpus
Chilean glory flower, Glory flower, Glory vine
- Height × spread
- 3m – 3m × 3m – 3m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
These are exotic climbing plants that have long tubular flowers, carried in clusters and generally coloured in bright citrus tints of orange and yellow. Forms are also available with red and pink flowers. They are liable to be killed during the winter and are sometimes treated as annuals, though they will never be able to romp through shrubs in a year's growth. They are worth trying in warm and sheltered positions. They can look attractive when weaving their way through shrubs, and are beautiful grown on pyramids or trellis or grown on warm walls of houses. Mature specimens can reach as much as 5 metres in height.
- Flower colour
- Orange, Red
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 3m – 3m
- Spread
- 3m – 3m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Winter
Winter - late · Planting
Prune to maintain the plant
Remove and dead or damaged branches or any growth that looks very untidy. Trim the plant back if necessary to keep it within bounds.