Cobaea

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Cobaea >

Read about Cobaea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cobaea (after Father Cobo, Spanish Jesuit of the seventeenth century, naturalist, and resident of America for many years). Syn. Rosenbergia. Sometimes incorrectly spelled Coboea. Polemoniaceae. Attractive climbers, one or two species commonly grown in the open and under glass for the large bell-shaped flowers. Shrubby plants climbing by lf.-tendrils, but known in cult. as herbs: lvs. alternate, pinnate: calyx large, 5-parted; corolla bell-shaped, the limb 5-lobed: caps. 3-valved, angled: fls. solitary on long peduncles, bracted at the base.—A genus of about 10 Trop. American climbers (monographed by Brand in Engler's Pflanzenreich, hft. 27, 1907), of which C. scandens, a tender perennial plant, is amongst the dozen most popular vines commonly treated as annuals. This is the only genus of climbers in the order. Prop. by seeds which should be placed in moist earth, edge down. It is a rapid grower. C. minor. Marten &. Galleotti. A small vine of which little is known, but cult. in Amer. in botanic gardens and fanciers' collections. It has small fls., borne on stalks shorter than the Lvs. Mex.—C. Pringlei, House (Rosenbergia Pringlei, House). A glabrous, high-twining vine: lfts. 6, the basal pair oblong-lanceolate, hastately clasping: peduncles 4-5 in. long; calyx-lobes green, herbaceous, scarcely 1 in. long and half as broad; corolla pure white, 2 in. long; stamens exserted less than ½in. Mex.Wilhelm Miller. N. Taylor. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, sandy soil in full sun.

Propagation

Propagate from seed or cuttings.

Pests and diseases

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Species

Read about Cobaea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cobaea minor. Marten &. Galleotti. A small vine of which little is known, but cult. in Amer. in botanic gardens and fanciers' collections. It has small fls., borne on stalks shorter than the Lvs. Mex. Cobaea Pringlei, House (Rosenbergia Pringlei, House). A glabrous, high-twining vine: lfts. 6, the basal pair oblong-lanceolate, hastately clasping: peduncles 4-5 in. long; calyx-lobes green, herbaceous, scarcely 1 in. long and half as broad; corolla pure white, 2 in. long; stamens exserted less than ½in. Mex. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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