{"product_id":"sausage-vine-plants","title":"Broad-Leaved Nepali Sausage Vine","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBroad-Leaved Nepali Sausage Vine\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Broad-Leaved Nepali Sausage' a vigorous evergreen climber with clusters of small, well-scented flowers starting in May, well suited for covering large walls where it won't need to be trimmed back so often.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe decorative purple fruit are edible in the sense of \"safe to eat\" rather than \"nice to eat\", with a somewhat bitter aubergine flavour. Most people compare them to big purple testicles, which is good for conversation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSausage Vines pair up nicely with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/trachelospermum-climbing-plants\"\u003eTrachelospermums\u003c\/a\u003e: the lush foliage is similar and between the two you get close to six months of delicious floral aromas.\u003cbr\u003e\nJust plant them a good distance apart so the slower growing Trachelospermum doesn't get overrun: opposite ends of a pergola or patio is great.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvergreen\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMix of Green-white or Purple flowers Mar-May.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplements \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/trachelospermum-climbing-plants\"\u003eTrachelospermum\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong gardenia scent.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShade-tolerant.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSafe to eat, decorative purple fruit.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBest suited to large areas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVigorous to over 8 x 8m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eGrowing Holboellia Vines\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eAny well drained, improved garden soil in decent sun will do if you want a good show of flowers and seed pods. The vines themselves are shade-tolerant. They're hardy, but not recommended for the colder parts of Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour established plants will make a lot of new growth in Spring and early Summer. Trim unruly shoots back to two to four leaves from the main stem, leaving a stub that will flower the following year; if you cut it all back, you won't get flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Trivia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSausage Vines are from the Himalayas, called Gufala in Nepali.\u003cbr\u003e\nNamed after either Fred Louis Holboell, superintendent of Copenhagen botanic garden, or Carl Peter Holboell, a Danish naval officer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashridge","offers":[{"title":"Potted \/ 3 Litre","offer_id":54999323574598,"sku":"HOLBLAT-3L","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/sausage-vine-holboellia-latifolia-flowers-1.jpg?v=1755424177","url":"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/sausage-vine-plants","provider":"Ashridge Nurseries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}