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Close-up of Cobaea scandens Purple by Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd, showing its purple bell-shaped flower with light green edges and prominent stamens, set among lush green leaves in gentle sunlight.
Close-up of Cobaea scandens Purple by Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd, showing its purple bell-shaped flower with light green edges and prominent stamens, set among lush green leaves in gentle sunlight.
A close-up of the vibrant purple, bell-shaped Cobaea scandens Purple flower from Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd, featuring yellow-white upper petals and long stamens, set among sunlit green leaves.
The lush green leaves and purple bell-shaped flowers of Cobaea scandens Purple by Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd create a stunning climbing display, flourishing under bright sunlight and a clear blue sky.
Two bell-shaped flowers—one purple, one pale green—bloom among green leaves and tendrils of Cobaea scandens Purple by Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd, a striking climbing plant, set against a blurred garden background.
Cobaea scandens Purple by Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd features bell-shaped purple and green flowers blooming among lush leaves, with a bright blue sky and a wooden fence in the background.
A bunch of Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd Cobaea scandens Purple’s bell-shaped blooms is arranged in a shiny tin can beside a clear glass jar, with sunlight from the left and a blurred garden background.
A tin can and a glass jar display Cobaea scandens Purple blooms from Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd on a sunlit wooden ledge, creating a gentle, natural ambiance.

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Selected by our team at Bishy Barnabees · Reg. No. 8067

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15 seeds

Annual

Cobaea scandens Purple

The Cup and Saucer Vine — a Mexican perennial grown as an annual in UK gardens, capable of reaching 6m in a single season, bearing large fragrant bell-shaped flowers that open lime-green and age through lilac to rich purple, each sitting in a ruffled green calyx saucer like a Victorian china set

Height 4–6m
Spread 1.5m
Spacing 60cm

Quantity

£2.40
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Packaging Eco-friendly · compostable & recyclable
Destinations UK only

Every seed in our range has been chosen by the team at Salle Moor Hall Farm, Reepham, Norfolk — where we grow, dry and harvest flowers throughout the season. We select for performance, reliability and beauty in UK cottage garden conditions.

Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd · Defra/APHA Authorised Seed Merchant · Reg. No. 8067

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RHS Award of Garden Merit

RHS Award of Garden Merit

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