Bignoniaceae
Membranous garlic vine
Mansoa hymenaea
Also known as Bignonia hymenaea, Adenocalymma alboviolaceum, Adenocalymma pohlianum, Adenocalymma macrocarpum
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Garlic · Vine · Fragrant · Flowers · Climbing · Tropical · Bignoniaceae · Pollinator · Medicinal · Scented
This fragrant flowering vine produces tubular blooms that attract pollinators and has a distinctive garlic scent when crushed. Requires warm temperatures and protection from strong winds. Regular pruning helps maintain shape and encourages flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until drainage, allow top inch to dry · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Sources: trefle
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