This beautiful climber is native to the cold rainforests in southern Chile and Argentina.
Its common name is 'Botellita' (...Read MoreLittle Bottle) and it grows in very moist nutrient rich soils, in part shade and shade, where it reaches up to 8m height. This vine loves to climb on or scramble through rotten wood. The flowers are some 4 to 5 cm long. This plant tolerates some cold and frost, but not drought.
Mitraria coccinea can be propagated from seeds, although only a 25% germination rate will be obtained. Seeds should be fermented immediately before sowing in Autumn. Stratify and use a mix of 1 portion river sand, 1 portion acidic soil and one and a half portion previously soaked peat. Plants produce from seeds will bloom between the second and the third year.
It is better to propagate Mitraria from cuttings, in cold beds, between mid spring and late summer. This method ensures a better rate than seeds.
Mitrarias are not fast growing vines, reaching 1 m (3 feet) after 5 years if grown from seeds. Plants propagated from cuttings develop faster.
This beautiful climber is native to the cold rainforests in southern Chile and Argentina.
Its common name is 'Botellita' (...Read More