Maurandya Species, Chickabiddy, Climbing Snapdragon, Twining Snapdragon

A beautiful, rare vine that just enjoys growing and blooming even now as winter is approaching with violet flowers. I'm so glad that I ha...Read Moreve this plant. Btw, it is easily confused with Maurandya barclayana. And I believe it's this plant that most people have, including myself. 'M. scandens' is said to have pink flowers, whereas barclayana has purple flowers.

Although this plant is advertised as an annual in the seed catalogs, it's actually a tender perennial vine in Southern California. Mine i...Read Mores still lush and green and flowering in mid-January. After ten months, four plants have completely covered a trellis about 4'x6'. This plant seems to grow well in both sun and open shade. Seeds are easy to start but tangle quickly in paks. Maybe this is why I never see it for sale at the nursery.

I grew it in barely improved alkaline limestone soil and caliche combination, with minmal irregular watering during a drought with 45 day...Read Mores above 100 degrees and no rain, partial sunshine with some western exposure. TOUGH plant. grew to 8" and bloomed all summer in waves.

This vine is a showpiece of my coastal garden. It completely blanketed a 12 foot wide trellis the first year and flowers constantly. In m...Read Morey garden it receives a variety of different sunlight exposures, from full sun to dappled light to partial shade, and seems fine with all of these. In the winter, it drops a few of its leaves but is still pretty lush, and there are even some flowers here and there. I just love this vine and look forward to planting some of the other colors!