Canarina canariensis
Canary Island bellflower. This beautiful scrambling climber is, incredibly, related to our native harebell, being in Campanulaceae family. It is dormant in the summer, starts growing in autumn and produces large, attractively-veined orange-red flowers in the winter; the foliage is also very attractive. It is not hardy below zero degrees so it is best grown in a sunny conservatory or frost-free greenhouse in the UK; a tall window will also do but it does enjoy full sun. A climber growing 1.5-2m high, it should be trained over a trellis or obelisk and tied in as it grows. It is lovely to have this beauty flowering over Christmas - better than mistletoe!
Pot into fresh, free-draining loamy compost when dormant over the summer, during which time it should be kept fairly dry (if too wet it will rot - water it in once after re-potting, then leave it). The purple shoots start to emerge in September-October, when you can start to water it more frequently, though it does not like to be waterlogged. Occasional misting over the winter is welcome. It will flower for a few months over the winter, then start to yellow and die back in late spring. Allow the compost to (almost) dry out over the summer and then re-pot in late summer. Can be grown as a stunning winter houseplant and kept outside whilst dormant in summer.
These are small offset tubers from our stock plants. They will flower in a couple of years. You will receive 3 to 5 pieces, sent bare-rooted, as shown in the photograph. Pot up immediately on receipt. Despatched August-December.
Canary Island bellflower. This beautiful scrambling climber is, incredibly, related to our native harebell, being in Campanulaceae family. It is dormant in the summer, starts growing in autumn and produces large, attractively-veined orange-red flowers in the winter; the foliage is also very attractive. It is not hardy below zero degrees so it is best grown in a sunny conservatory or frost-free greenhouse in the UK; a tall window will also do but it does enjoy full sun. A climber growing 1.5-2m high, it should be trained over a trellis or obelisk and tied in as it grows. It is lovely to have this beauty flowering over Christmas - better than mistletoe!
Pot into fresh, free-draining loamy compost when dormant over the summer, during which time it should be kept fairly dry (if too wet it will rot - water it in once after re-potting, then leave it). The purple shoots start to emerge in September-October, when you can start to water it more frequently, though it does not like to be waterlogged. Occasional misting over the winter is welcome. It will flower for a few months over the winter, then start to yellow and die back in late spring. Allow the compost to (almost) dry out over the summer and then re-pot in late summer. Can be grown as a stunning winter houseplant and kept outside whilst dormant in summer.
These are small offset tubers from our stock plants. They will flower in a couple of years. You will receive 3 to 5 pieces, sent bare-rooted, as shown in the photograph. Pot up immediately on receipt. Despatched August-December.
Canary Island bellflower. This beautiful scrambling climber is, incredibly, related to our native harebell, being in Campanulaceae family. It is dormant in the summer, starts growing in autumn and produces large, attractively-veined orange-red flowers in the winter; the foliage is also very attractive. It is not hardy below zero degrees so it is best grown in a sunny conservatory or frost-free greenhouse in the UK; a tall window will also do but it does enjoy full sun. A climber growing 1.5-2m high, it should be trained over a trellis or obelisk and tied in as it grows. It is lovely to have this beauty flowering over Christmas - better than mistletoe!
Pot into fresh, free-draining loamy compost when dormant over the summer, during which time it should be kept fairly dry (if too wet it will rot - water it in once after re-potting, then leave it). The purple shoots start to emerge in September-October, when you can start to water it more frequently, though it does not like to be waterlogged. Occasional misting over the winter is welcome. It will flower for a few months over the winter, then start to yellow and die back in late spring. Allow the compost to (almost) dry out over the summer and then re-pot in late summer. Can be grown as a stunning winter houseplant and kept outside whilst dormant in summer.
These are small offset tubers from our stock plants. They will flower in a couple of years. You will receive 3 to 5 pieces, sent bare-rooted, as shown in the photograph. Pot up immediately on receipt. Despatched August-December.