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Cup and Saucer Vine
Cobaea scandens
Also called cathedral bells, monastery bells, cobaea, cathedral bell vine and cup and saucer plant
Cup and Saucer Vine blooms from August through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Cup and Saucer Vine
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 9–11. Expect it to reach about 15 ft tall and 4.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).
No toxicity note is on file for Cup and Saucer Vine. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What this means
Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.
When to plant Cup and Saucer Vine
Plant Cup and Saucer Vine in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 9, the middle of its hardy zones 9 to 11, spring means January to March and fall means October or November. Once settled, it blooms from August to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 9, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 9 in January. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Cup and Saucer Vine get?
15 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult4.5 ftwideSee Cup and Saucer Vine in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Cup and Saucer Vine
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Cup and Saucer Vine about 4.5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Cup and Saucer Vine to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
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