Vigna caracalla

Botanical Name: 
Vigna caracalla
Common Name: 
Snail vine
Family: 
Fabaceae
Description: 

A twining perennial grown for its showy flowers and lush foliage.

Flowers are fragrant, white or yellow, with pinkish purple wings.

The keel is coiled to resemble a snail shell hence its common name.

Leaves are deep green, very finely hairy with three oval shaped leaflets.

Ideal for a summer screen, cut down to ground level when the foliage dies down.

Deciduous.

Ht: up to 6m W: up to 3m

Uses: 

For the interesting flowers and fragrance, plant for a privacy screen around the patio or deck during summer.

Propagation: 

By seed.