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Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
Also called Purple Bells
Purple bell vine is a climbing perennial vine from Mexico grown for its dangling pink-and-purple-black bell flowers. It is undemanding if given full sun and well-drained soil.
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus is a herbaceous perennial vine native to Mexico. It has been cultivated as an ornamental plant since at least 1836.
Although the specific epithet is sometimes spelled atrosanguineum, chiton in Greek is masculine, so the ending is correctly -us.
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
This plant is undemanding if given full sun or near-full sun, well-drained soil, and general care. It will tolerate cold temperatures, but not freezing.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhodochiton atrosanguineus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
