{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-category-category-js","path":"/category/zone-9a/","result":{"pageContext":{"posts":[{"node":{"id":"688b1ad0-3fdf-5279-89ba-da05c794475a","slug":"lapageria-rosea-the-chilean-bellflower","path":"/evergreen/lapageria-rosea-the-chilean-bellflower/","status":"publish","template":"","format":"standard","author":{"description":"","name":"Wikilawn","id":"706a455e-0b9c-56ea-aeed-4f411c6c1973","path":"/author/wikilawn/","avatar_urls":{"wordpress_96":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fd0301960c52ded452e0b5fc145cb264?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}},"categories":[{"id":"69ed9069-d4f4-5d84-be0d-265a621a7382","name":"Evergreen","count":2,"path":"/category/evergreen/"},{"id":"8a05a295-4bd0-5eda-ba9e-1bb0d3dfa56d","name":"Flowers","count":4,"path":"/category/flowers/"},{"id":"df5157ee-6ce6-5ba7-8306-982f215a5c56","name":"Perennials","count":1,"path":"/category/perennials/"},{"id":"541fd73a-70e5-5f36-a01d-bbe0d97741f6","name":"Zone 10a","count":1,"path":"/category/zone-10a/"},{"id":"594d3680-6036-50b8-a411-53fd16ee9238","name":"Zone 10b","count":1,"path":"/category/zone-10b/"},{"id":"40e589a9-d313-5cd5-ae1e-e5722e98d397","name":"Zone 11","count":1,"path":"/category/zone-11/"},{"id":"cbd2dfe6-47ed-5b32-9ac8-d9714fea28c6","name":"Zone 9a","count":1,"path":"/category/zone-9a/"},{"id":"0bc7e753-df59-57be-a9d2-f03b364731be","name":"Zone 9b","count":1,"path":"/category/zone-9b/"}],"date":"September 17th, 2014","excerpt":"<p>Lapageria rosea is an evergreen perennial vine known for its beautiful and unusual flowers. Commonly known as Chilean bellflower, Lapageria rosea can be grown as a beautiful climber in shady and slightly humid parts of the garden. This lovely vine is characterized by dark-green waxy leaves that grow alternatively along wiry stem. Lapageria rosea is [&hellip;]</p>\n","content":"<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Lapageria rosea</strong> is an evergreen perennial vine known for its beautiful and <a title=\"Unusual flowers of the world\" href=\"http://www.thelovelyplants.com/15-unusual-flowers-of-the-world/\">unusual flowers</a>. Commonly known as <strong>Chilean bellflower</strong>, Lapageria rosea can be grown as a beautiful climber in shady and slightly humid parts of the garden. This lovely vine is characterized by dark-green waxy leaves that grow alternatively along wiry stem.</p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_4736\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4736\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4736\" src=\"http://www.thelovelyplants.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lapageria-rosea.jpg\" alt=\"Lapageria rosea, Chilean bellflower\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /><p id=\"caption-attachment-4736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lapageria rosea / Image by Eric Hunt</p></div></p>\n<p>Lapageria rosea is a slow-growing plant. When grown from seed, the plant can take 2 to 3 years to establish itself. Mature plants can grow long twinning stems that grow up to 10 meters. Lapageria rosea belongs to mountain range of the southern <a title=\"Chile\" href=\"http://www.thelovelyplanet.net/tag/chile/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chile</a> where it enjoys rich soil and moderate winters. In cultivation, Lapageria rosea should be provided with a rich soil in a shady and slightly humid spot where it is protected from strong winds, frost and long spells of cold. Water generously when soil is dry.</p>\n<p>Summer is the best time for Lapageria rosea, this is the time when it starts producing beautiful pendular flowers that keep appearing on the plan till autumn. The colors of flowers can range from pink to red and orange. A number of new cultivars provide a wider range of colors. These include: Collinge (white flared with red), Nube Blanca (pure white) and Sangre de Toro (intense red).</p>\n<p>Chilean bellflower can be propagated from cuttings, layering and fresh seeds.\t\t</p>\n","title":"Lapageria rosea, the Chilean Bellflower","featured_media":null,"yoast_meta":{"yoast_wpseo_title":"Lapageria rosea, the Chilean Bellflower","yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Lapageria rosea is an evergreen perennial vine known for its beautiful and unusual flowers. Commonly known as Chilean bellflower, Lapageria rosea can be grown as a beautiful climber in shady and slightly humid parts of the garden."}}}],"metaTitle":"Everything You Need to Know About Zone 9a Page % Page | Wikilawn %","metaDescription":"Looking for info on Zone 9a ? Wikilawn has everything you need to know.","prevPageLink":null,"nextPageLink":null,"currentPage":1}}}