Lapageria rosea 'Beatrix Anderson'

Exacting in its requirements, this most beautiful of climbers needs cool moist acid soil in shade, absolutely hates direct sun for any length of time. The flowers are waxy bells of deep pink. In flower from July through to March. Due to its flowering period and the fact that new growth can be frost damaged it needs a sheltered wall (min -4c) or grow it down the shady end of the conservatory.
The species comes from Chile; the majority of plants have cherry red flowers with occasional pale pinks and whites. Introduced around 1847.
The cultivar Lapageria 'Beatrix Anderson'' has slightly larger flowers than is typical, red with pronounced spotting, and is one of two seedlings given to Renee Moffat at Penheale in Cornwall by E B Anderson. and a reliable free flowering red.