Annuals Dictionary:
Asarina
Snapdragon family
Scrophulariaceae
A-sa-ri'na. A small genus of tender, usually climbing, herbs native to North America and Europe.
Description
Leaves mostly triangular and flowers showy, 2-lipped, borne in leaf axils. They are closely related to
Antirrhinum
but differ in the climbing habit and the symmetrical shape of the capsule.
How to Grow
Seeds are not widely available so propagate by cuttings. These plants need fertile, moist soil and prefer warm weather.
Asarina Barclaiana
A vine to 10 ft. (3 m) long. Flowers trumpet-shaped, first pink, then velvety-purple, to 1 ƈ in. (3 cm) long, the sticky sepals long-tapering. Mexico. Also sold as
Maurandya Barclaiana
. Tender perennial grown as a tender annual.
