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Plantaginaceae
Climbing Snapdragon
Asarina scandens
Ascent and ambition.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Asarina
- Native to
- Mexico, Central America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, fertile soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Climbing Snapdragon climbs by twining its leaf stalks around supports, not using tendrils or suckers.
- The trumpet-shaped flowers closely resemble snapdragons but the plant is actually a twining vine.
- It grows so rapidly from seed that it can cover an 8-foot trellis in a single growing season.
- In frost-free areas, Climbing Snapdragon becomes a woody perennial that can live for many years.
- Hummingbirds are attracted to the tubular flowers and are among its primary pollinators.
Color meanings
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aspiration
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graceful climbing