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The common name of Eccremocarpus scaber is Chilean Glory Vine. Like many of the other plants we grow in southern Wisconsin, this is a perennial that we grow as an annual. It is a vine that grows up a trellis. In the past, there were nurseries that sold plants. By searching online, you can find nurseries that sell plants or seeds. We first obtained this plant in the early 2000's from Goodwin Creek Gardens in Oregon. That is when Michael developed an obsession with this plant, as it was a true hummingbird magnet. At that time, we had no problem in the plant growing and flowering and surviving.
The common name of Eccremocarpus scaber is Chilean Glory Vine. Like many of the other plants we grow in southern Wisconsin, this is a perennial that we grow as an annual. It is a vine that grows up a trellis. In the past, there were nurseries that sold plants. By searching online, you can find nurseries that sell plants or seeds. We first obtained this plant in the early 2000's from Goodwin Creek Gardens in Oregon. That is when Michael developed an obsession with this plant, as it was a true hummingbird magnet. At that time, we had no problem in the plant growing and flowering and surviving.
The more recent struggles with this plant are that even though we are in a milder climate in southern Wisconsin (compared to the southern part of the United States), global warming and our increasingly hot summers result in this plant dying in late July to August. It seems that when the soil temperature reaches a certain value, the plant dies in a matter of days.
The more recent struggles with this plant are that even though we are in a milder climate in southern Wisconsin (compared to the southern part of the United States), global warming and our increasingly hot summers result in this plant dying in late July to August. It seems that when the soil temperature reaches a certain value, the plant dies in a matter of days.
Michael has had no problem in growing this from seed (a good source of seeds is Select Seeds). (If you want Michael's process to grow from seed, send him an email at michael.rock5118@gmail.com). The challenge is keeping these plants alive until the late summer/early fall, when we have the largest number of hummingbirds in our yard. In 2026, Michael has three strategies to try to keep these plants alive: 1) a very thick layer of wood chip mulch at the base of the plants; 2) placing ice packs at the base of the plants twice per day; and 3) growing two crops of plants: one crop to be placed in the ground in the spring, and second crop to be placed in the ground in late summer. Tune in at the end of the 2026 growing season for a report on the success (or failure) of these stratagies
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