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offering rare, fragrant corkscrew vine seeds (vigna caracalla).
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With a powerful, sweet fragrance that may remind you of Hyacinths, Snail Vine is the most exciting climber to come along in many years. All it asks is plenty of sunshine to bloom steadily from midsummer until well into fall, turning your patio, entryway or pergola into a perfumed paradise!
The blooms are simply exquisite, shot with primrose and shell-pink tones against a silvery base. They are shaped something like a nautilus shell, with a thick, coiled center and delicately curved outer petals. Each 1 1/4- to 2-inch blossom is distinctively beautiful -- and you'll get masses of them over the long bloomtime of this 20- to 25-foot vine! They arise as foot-long bunches up and down the stem, dangling enticingly from arbors!
A tropical perennial, so if you live in southern Florida or California you may enjoy blooms year-round. Elsewhere it is best treated as an annual, although the root can be overwinted indoors. What a great source of late-season color! If you want to overwinter it indoors, water sparingly during this time. This is the same vine grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
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