General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Leaves: Other: Petioles produce an odor similar to garlic.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Pinkish-purple with cream color throat; flowers fade to a mauve color as they mature.
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

Common names
  • Garlic Vine
  • Garlic-Scented Vine
  • Bejuco de Ajo
  • Membranous Garlicvine
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mansoa hymenaea
  • Synonym: Adenocalymma alboviolaceum
  • Synonym: Bignonia hymenaea
  • Synonym: Cuspidaria hymenaea

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