CHUXAY GARDEN Vigna Caracalla Seed 4 Seeds Snail Climbing Vine Evergreen Flowering Plant Striking Landscaping Plant Low-Maintenance

Vigna caracalla, commonly called corkscrew vine, corkscrew flower or snail flower, is a rapid-growing twining perennial vine in the pea family that is native to tropical areas of Central and South America. It is evergreen in frost free climates. It is noted for producing an ornamentally attractive July to October bloom of white and lilac-purple (sometimes marked with yellow and cream) spirally twisted flowers (each to 2” long) on erect racemes to 12” long. Flowers curl in a manner somewhat reminiscent of a snail’s shell. Vines are clad with 3-palmate green leaves (each leaf having three leaflets to 3-5” long). This vine typically matures to 12-20’ (occasionally to 30’). Each flower has a unique structure consisting of a broad-oval backward-curled upper petal (the standard) plus two coiled, fused and elongated central petals (the keel) and two side petals (the wings). Flowers are highly fragrant. Blooms occur mid-summer to frost.