Maurandya purpusii 'Victoria Falls'

TRAILING SNAPDRAGON, CREEPING GLOXINIA, CHICKABIDDY
syn. Asarina erubescens
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Pronounced: maw-RAN-dee-ah

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Growing Guide
Rainy Side Notes

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GROWING GUIDE

Origin:
Garden.
Plant Group:
Perennial.
Hardiness:
Sunset zones: Not listed.
USDA zones: 9-10.
Heat zones: 10-9.
Mature size:
Height: 2 feet tall (60 cm).
Flowering period:
Late spring through fall on second year plants; February sown seed begins flowering in July.
Flowering attributes:
Tubular, snapdragon-like, rose-pink flowers.
Leaf attributes:
Angular, bright green.
Light:
Full sun.
Soil:
Fertile, humus rich, well-drained soil.
Feeding:
Fertilize plants once a week, when growing in containers, throughout the growing season.
Propagation Methods:
Sow seed in February for flowers the first year and keep seed pots at 55-64°F (13-18°C). Germination in three weeks. | Root softwood cuttings in late spring.

 

Rainy Side Notes

 

Maurandya ‘Victoria Falls’ is a beautiful trailing plant, a great choice for hanging baskets and containers. Although it is a tender perennial in the Pacific Northwest, it winters over in a large pot protected by a deck cover during normal winters in my garden. Normally it is grown as an annual, or as a perennial when wintered over inside. It may be hardy to 15° F, dying to the ground after frosts and resprouting in spring, although our winter wet might kill it. It may be worth an experiment to see if it will winter over in milder areas of the Pacific Northwest.

 

Photographed in author's garden.