| Description | Chilean Glory Flower Tresco Golden Yellow' (Eccremocarpus scaber) is a rapid growing woody tropical vine with tubular flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ek-rem-oh-KAR-pus)(SKAB-er) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Vines, woody vines |
| Hardiness Zone | (7)8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | frost tender |
| Flowers | racemes with 1" tubular florets, native orange to red flowers, varieties; pink, yellow, or deep scarlet |
| Fruit | seed pods |
| Leaves | green, pinnate |
| Stems | woody, scandent, has tendrils |
| Dimensions | can reach 10-12 feet in one season |
| Maintenance | will need a supporting structure |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings, seeds resent transplanting so best started in a biodegradable plantable pot, don't set out until it is warm |
| Native Site | Andes of Chile and Peru |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek words ekkremes meaning hanging and karpos meaning fruit for the slender, hanging fruit pods. Species name means rough. AKA: Eccremocarpus scaber |
| Author's Notes | I had good luck getting them to germinate but had some problems with rotting when in the peat pot. They grew very fast, forming a tangled mess of vines producing exotic-looking flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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