Tresco Mix Chilean Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber) is a vibrant tender climbing vine that transforms vertical spaces with tubular flowers in a dazzling blend of colors throughout summer and fall. This heirloom cultivar grows 6 to 12 feet tall and spreads 2 to 3 feet wide, thriving in full sun across hardiness zone 9. From seed to first bloom takes 84 to 112 days, rewarding patient gardeners with an explosion of color from June through November.
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Full Sun
Moderate
9-9
144in H x 36in W
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The Tresco Mix delivers an unusually long season of bloom, unfurling tubular flowers in sunset shades from early summer deep into autumn. Its rapid growth and vigorous climbing habit make it exceptional for covering trellises, arbors, or fences in a single season. Light requirements for germination are refreshingly simple, and the vine thrives on moderate watering with basic soil preparation, asking little from gardeners while delivering visual drama for months.
Tresco Mix Chilean Glory Flower shines as a dramatic annual or tender perennial climber for ornamental display. Use it to clothe trellises, arbors, pergolas, or fence lines with color, or grow it in containers with vertical support for patio and balcony gardens. In milder climates (zone 9), it can be overwintered indoors, though this requires pest management.
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Sow seeds indoors 8 to 12 weeks before your last spring frost. Just cover seeds lightly with vermiculite or place under a humidity dome to retain moisture; light aids germination. Keep temperatures between 60 and 65°F. Seeds typically sprout within 20 to 60 days.
Harden off seedlings gradually before transplanting outdoors after your last frost date, when soil has warmed and frost risk has passed. Space plants 2 inches apart in their final location.
In warmer climates (zone 8 and warmer), direct sow seeds outdoors after the last spring frost once soil has warmed. Just cover seeds lightly to aid germination.
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