Bluebell creeper

Sollya heterophylla

Bluebell creeper - Sollya heterophylla

Common Name: Bluebell creeper
Genus: Sollya
Species: heterophylla

Category: Climbers & Wall Shrubs

Height: 2.00 m (200 cm)
Spread: 2.00 m (200 cm)

Hardiness: Tender
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: June to September
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Edible fruit, Has interesting foliage


  • Other features: edible blue berries


Pretty pendant blue bell-shaped flowers from June to September followed by edible blue berries and lance-shaped deep green leaves. This unusual twining evergreen climber is ideal for training over a pergola or arch in a sheltered sunny site. Where temperatures fall below 5°C (41°F) it's best grown under glass and watered sparingly during the winter months.

  • Garden care: Tie twining stems using raffia or garden twine. In the spring cut back the flowered shoots to within 2-4 buds.

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