Lapageria rosea 'Alba'

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 a beautiful shade of ivory white and show up well against the dark leathery evergreen leaves, they are large and waxy. 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 place (min -8c) or grow it down the shady end of the conservatory as I do.
The species comes from Chile, the majority of plants have cherry red flowers with occasional pale pinks and whites. Introduced around 1847 There is also a plant known as Lapageria 'Albiflora' a very fine white raised by Renee Moffat (watch this space!) while the term Alba applies to any white flowered seedling