Here in the maritime climate of the Pacific Northwest, Rhodochiton is a tender perennial that we treat as an annual or winter over in a greenhouse. I haven't seen this offered as starts in a nursery in my area, but it is easy to start from seed.
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum (purple bell vine)
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum is a delicate and beautiful Mexican climber with heart-shaped leaves that coil around any support.
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum Purple Bell Vine
annual, average care
created by ladybug
zones: 3a thru 11b ...
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus (purple bell vine) AGM P: Slender-stemmed twining climber with a profusion of tubular black to reddish-purple flowers from summer to autumn and heart-shaped rich-green leaves. Height to 3m (10ft), sometimes more.
Purple bell vine (Rhodochiton). 10-15 feet. Purple "flowers" are actually calyxes measuring about 1 inch across; the real flower is inside the calyx. Vine with heart-shaped leaves attaches itself to a support by clasping leaf stems.
Polystachya pubescens Portulacaria afra Portulacaria afra 'foliis variegatis' Pseuderanthemum alatum Psidium guajava Psilotum nudum Punica granatum 'Nana' Rauvolfia tetraphylla Rhapis humilis Rhipsalis baccifera Rhipsalis paradoxa Rhodochiton ...
Purple Bell Vine [English]: Rhodochiton atrosanguineum
Purple Bells [English]: Iochroma warscewiczii
Purple Bergamot [English]: Monarda fistulosa var. rubra
Purple Bergenia [English]: Bergenia purpurascens ...
 See also: Russelia, Asclepias, Jasminum, Trachelospermum, Agave Attenuata
  
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