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Plantaginaceae
Climbing Snapdragon
Asarina scandens
Graceful ascent.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Asarina
- Native to
- Mexico
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial vine
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, moderately fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The twining leaf stalks act as tendrils, allowing the vine to climb without any specialized climbing structures.
- Each flower resembles a miniature snapdragon with a pouch-like lower lip that attracts bumblebees.
- In cooler climates, climbing snapdragon is grown as a fast-growing annual that blooms prolifically from seed in one season.
- The plant is also known as creeping gloxinia, though it is not related to true gloxinia.
- Hummingbirds frequently visit the tubular flowers, inserting their beaks into the narrow throat for nectar.
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