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Mexican viper

Maurandya barclayana

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Maurandya
Family: Plantaginaceae
Common Names: angels trumpet

About this plant

M. barclayana is a herbaceous climberwith soft, bright green, ivy-shaped leaves and flared, tubular flowers with white tubes and white, pink or dark purple petal lobes, produced in summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass grow in 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

Remove dead top growth in autumn

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 13-18°C in early spring, or root softwood cuttings with bottom heat in late spring

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverPatio ContainerCottage InformalLow Maintenance

Planting Places

ConservatoryOutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years