About
Maurandya scandens (Cav.) Pers. is a perennial vine often cultivated as an annual, reaching heights of approximately 7 meters. It features large, broadly triangular leaves that are bright green and heart-shaped at the base. From summer through autumn, it produces trumpet-shaped flowers that are a rich, deep purple with white throats.
About the genus
Maurandya consists of twining, woody-stemmed perennial climbers. The foliage varies from triangular to broadly oval, with some leaves displaying lobes. This genus produces trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom continuously throughout the summer and autumn months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub, Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
- Native to
- Mexico
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass grow in peat-free, loam-based compost in bright light but with shade from hot sun. May also be grown as a tender annual outdoors in moist but well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Tidy after flowering if overwintering indoors, or treat as an annual climber outdoors
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown at 13-18°C in early spring, or root softwood cuttings with bottom heat in late spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews