Also known as Snail Flower or Corkscrew Flower, Caracalla Bean is a tender perennial with striking purplish-blue and white, highly fragrant flowers. It was introduced into European gardens from its native South America in the eighteenth century.

Cochliasanthus caracalla is a leguminous flowering plant in the family Fabaceae that originates in tropical South America and Central America. The species is named caracalla, a corruption of the Portuguese caracol, meaning snail. [1][2]

2023年6月20日 · Known variously as corkscrew vine, corkscrew flower, or snail flower, Cochliasanthus caracalla (formerly known as Vigna caracalla) is a fast-growing, twining perennial vine with fragrant flowers, growing to as much as 30 feet in length. It is a perennial evergreen in frost-free regions (zones 9 to 11) but is often grown as an annual in zones 2 ...

Snail Flower (Vigna caracalla) is a tender late-summer flowering perennial vine that bears clusters of highly fragrant, white and purple flowers flushed with creamy yellow. Snail Flower or Caracalla Bean vine is a very curious blooming plant, with spirally twisted flowers, in great profusion when the plant is grown well.

2022年2月8日 · Sometimes referred to as “Snail Flower” for its showy curling and undulating shape, the Caracalla Bean possesses an equally spectacular fragrance. In 1807, Thomas Jefferson described the Caracalla as the "most beautiful bean in the world." Originally from tropical South America, it was being grown in American gardens by the 1830s.

Cochliasanthus caracalla (Corkscrew Vine or Snail Vine) - A fast growing tender twining vine growing from tuberous roots that can clamber upon support to heights 15 to 20 feet. It has soft, dark green trifoliate leaves.

2006年2月21日 · This cultivated vine is also known as Snail Vine or Caracalla Bean (formerly Phaseolus caracalla). It was one of Thomas Jefferson’s favorites, and he described it as “The most beautiful bean in the world” and sought to acquire it for his gardens in Monticello, where it is still grown to this day.

2015年2月23日 · A native of South America, this tropical vine is also known a corkscrew vine, climbing shell vine, and snail vine. It is a tender perennial, tropical vine that climbs by twining. The flowers are fragrant, range in color from white to purplish pink and appear as early as spring but more commonly in late summer.

2022年1月28日 · Latin name Cochliasanthus caracalla, snail vine is a cold-sensitive perennial member of the bean family, and it is one of the most intriguing plants we've ever grown! The uniquely shaped flowers of snail vine, or caracalla, actually resemble small snails!

(Cochliasanthus caracalla) Snail vine, or caracella, is a cold-sensitive perennial member of the bean family, and it is one of the most intriguing plants we've ever grown. The flowers actually look like little snails!