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Bignoniaceae
Garlic Vine
Mansoa alliacea
Protection and strength.
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Genus
- Mansoa
- Native to
- Amazon Basin, South America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Fall
- Type
- evergreen vine
- Height
- 10-30 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- All parts of the plant emit a strong garlic scent when crushed, caused by the same sulfur compounds found in actual garlic.
- The flowers change color as they age, opening violet-purple and fading to lavender then white, so three colors appear simultaneously.
- Indigenous Amazonian peoples use the leaves as a garlic substitute in cooking and as medicine for fevers and colds.
- In Brazilian folk medicine, the plant is called 'cipó-de-alho' and is used to treat rheumatism and respiratory infections.
- Despite smelling like garlic, it is a member of the trumpet vine family and is completely unrelated to true garlic.
Color meanings
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warding off evil
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vigor