How to Grow Lapageria rosea - The Chilean Bellflower or 'Copihue'
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- The national flower of Chile is Lapageria rosea also known as the Chilean Bell Flower and 'Copihue'.
Although this beautiful flower looks like a tropical plant, it actually grows in the cool mountain areas in Chile, this means it is easy to grow in cool to temperate climates, as long as you know how.
The waxy flowers come in rose pink to red and even white, so variety is available.
In this video Gilberto Ceroni explains the soil and moisture requirements of this beautiful plant, and demonstrates how to plant and care for them in your own garden.
Key Moments
00:26 Introduction flowers and conditions
01:00 How to plant Lapageriia in the ground
01:22 Soil preparation
02:45 Planting your Lapageria
03:37 Watering In
05:00 Ongoing Care - Fertiliser
O5:35 Ongoing Care - Watering
Hi I am from Chile 🇨🇱, this is a very good informative video. Thanks for sharing!
Hello Shirley, Giberto is always happy to share his knowledge, thanks for the comment.
Hi Shirley, my wife is from Chile and we’re going to grow some of these beautiful flowers!
Thank you Gilberto. Beautiful, exotic plant!
Wonderful video. I've just purchase 5 lovely strong plants from Gilberto and I'll be following his instructions to plant them out.
When they flower, they are just the best plants, we have 3 ourselves, and they grow well and flower regularly. Gilberto certainly knows how to grow these beautiful plants ....
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I grow one here. And have seen them in Chili in habitat near Temuco.
Hello Alexander, Gilberto has given me enough information to grow them here in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria. We have one with beautiful pure white flowers when in flower. It would be our favourite climbing plant. Must be amazing to see them in the native habitat.
It certainly is. Well you need to go to Chili, near ucon you can see them for example. And a bit farther south you get Philesia magellanica, For example in the Parque Nacional Alerce Andino.
Is Chile, no Chili.🇨🇱
Hi Gilberto,
I live in souther california and Im from Chile.
Do you sell Copihues anywhere near LA?
gilberto como puedo conta garcias saludosctarme con sus jardinrs ? yo soy de blue mountains nsw
Contact Gilberto Ceroni - Lapageria specialist. ph. 0426 737 853
gilbertceroni@gmail.com
Here’s my biggest question - salt? What’s the deal? I’ve never, ever heard of watering with salt water and I’ve read everything I possibly can on it. Please could you explain the point? Many thanks.
Gilberto refers to Seasol (NOT sea salt). Seasol is a liquid seaweed fertiliser which encourages new root growth. If you turn on the closed captions you can read this. Hope that explains things. If not let us know.
johnny A thank you! I couldn’t possibly imagine why a salt solution was being poured, successfully, onto a Lapageria! It’s obvious now - but a couple of growers over here in the UK were scratching our heads! 😆
Will these grow in Miami?
They do not like constant temps over 85 F daytime, or 65 F night. However, you could give them a try if you have a cool position, good air flow.
Too hot.
Best place for them in the US is northern California/Southern Oregon.
Any advice on how to grow these from the seeds?
Hello Ruth - Unfortunatley no, however I will ask Gilberto who is the expert and may be able to provide some info.
johnny A I would really appreciate it! I bought some seeds but have no idea how to pot them so that they grow healthy plants and flowers.
Will it grow in ph 7?
They like an acidic soil, so pH of around 6
@@johnnyAGardening so in ph 7 to die¿
Sorry you for sale copihue
I bought seeds, but I haven't been sprouting. Why is this? Does it need any tricks? Seeds come from stale seeds of gardening companies.
Old seeds can be very poor at germinating, fresh seeds can also be slow. The seeds need temperature changes, from warm to cold so I would not give up yet, Put the seed tray aside, outdoors and hope for the best. Yes some companies sell old seeds, and some plants will not germinate well from old seeds.
From warm to cold? Not cold to warm? Still the translation is wrong. . . . ?
What we mean is they need to have a temperature that changes, like summer to winter, however not freezing.
Well, thank you for your answer. I put it in the refrigerator now. I have already lost 5 seeds. The rest I have put in the refrigerator. I observed it constantly leaking mucus. Is this normal?
No, that sounds like the seeds are rotting.....