Sollya heterophylla

bluebell creeper

• Position: full sun or partial sun
• Soil: moderately-fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June to September
• Flower colour: blue
• Other features: edible blue berries
• Hardiness: half hardy (will need winter protection)
  
  Pretty, pendant, blue, bell-shaped flowers from June to September, followed by edible, blue berries, and lance-shaped, deep green leaves. This unusual, twining, evergreen climber is ideal for training over a pergola or arch in a sheltered, sunny site. Where temperatures fall below 5°C (41°F) it's best grown under glass and watered sparingly during the winter months.
  
  
• Garden care: Tie twining stems using raffia or garden twine. In the spring cut back the flowered shoots to within 2-4 buds.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 2m
  • Eventual Spread: 2m
  Sollya heterophylla - bluebell creeper Clusters sky-blue flowers