#annualclimber

Plant of the Day

Sunday 22 September 2019

Ever year I fall in love again with the wonderful blooms of Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue' (morning glory). This twining annual needs full sun and a moist but well-drained soil.

Plant of the Day

Thursday 8 August 2019

The highly scented Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani' (sweet pea) was first introduced to Britain in 1699 when a Sicilian monk, Francis Cupani, sent seeds of this annual to Dr Robert Uvedale, in Enfield, Middlesex. The small scale two-tone flowers are easy to grow as this annual plant can be raised in pots or be directly sown in the garden soil.

Plant of the Day

Friday 20 July 2018

A magnificent ‘Gold Medal’ display of the flowers of the annual climber Lathyrus odoratus cultivars (sweet peas) at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Flower Show. Sweet peas can be grown from seed sown in the autumn or spring and planted in a full sun with fertile, well-drained, humus-rich soil with garden compost or well-rotted manure. 

Plant of the Day

Monday 18 September 2017

Climbing the entrance hedge at the Beth Chatto Garden, Essex, UK, Cobaea scandens 'Alba' (cup and saucer vine, cathedral bells) provides an excellent welcome. This vigorous perennial climber is usually grown as an annual in Britain but will flower almost year round if planted in a glasshouse or conservatory. The fragrant, bell-shaped flowers are pollinated by bats in their native habitat of Mexico. This plant thrives in a sheltered, sunny location with a moist but well-drained soil. They are useful to follow sweet peas, as they flower from mid-summer to the first frost.

Plant of the Day

Monday 3 September 2018

The hot summer has allowed these Lagenaria siceraria (birdhouse gourd, calabash) to produce lots of fruit on this pergola in the productive garden of Ulting Wick Garden, Essex. This tender annual uses long twining tendrils to climb.