Chilean glory flower is a tender perennial vine native to Chile that climbs enthusiastically through warm growing seasons, reaching 10 to 15 feet in ideal conditions. Its pinnate leaves unfurl delicate light green leaflets, but the real showstopper arrives in summer: six-inch long racemes of tubular orange to red flowers, each bloom measuring a vivid inch long. While it can only survive winters outdoors in zones 8 to 10, gardeners in cooler regions grow it as an annual, starting seed indoors in late winter for a spectacular flowering display by mid-summer. Varieties with pink, yellow, or deep scarlet flowers offer even more color options for adventurous growers. This is a low-maintenance vine that rewards consistent care with weeks of showy, dramatic blooms.
Full Sun
Moderate
8-10
120in H x 36in W
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High
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The tendril-climbing habit and brilliant tubular flowers make this Chilean native a striking vertical accent that can cover 10 to 15 feet in a single season in warm climates. Orange, red, pink, yellow, and scarlet varieties give gardeners genuine choice in how they want to color their walls or arbors. It flowers more prolifically in full sun and thrives with consistent moisture, yet asks little else in return. The finely pinnate foliage stays attractive all season, creating a lacy backdrop for the luminous flower clusters that appear in July.
Glory flower exists solely as an ornamental climber, prized for covering walls, arbors, trellises, and fences with rapid vertical growth and abundant summer color. Its vigorous tendril-climbing habit makes it ideal for filling large garden structures quickly. In frost-prone areas, it serves as a reliable annual accent vine that provides weeks of showy flowers without perennial maintenance concerns.
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Start seeds indoors in late winter, several weeks before your area's last frost date. This timing allows seedlings to develop strong root systems indoors before transplanting outdoors after frost danger passes.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the last frost date, once soil has warmed and all danger of frost has passed. Space plants 24 to 36 inches apart in organically rich, well-drained soil in full sun.
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“Eccremocarpus scaber hails from Chile, where it evolved as a vigorous climbing vine in warm-climate gardens. Its common name, Chilean glory flower, reflects both its native home and the sheer brilliance of its blooms. The species traveled from South America to gardens worldwide, becoming a beloved annual in cooler regions where winters would kill its tender roots. Seed companies developed color variants in pink, yellow, and scarlet to expand its ornamental appeal beyond the species' original orange and red forms.”