Garlic Creeper, Mansoa Alliacea - Plant

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Description

Garlic creeper is delight to grow as it shoots up very fast. Garlic Vine is one of the most rewarding, flowering vines that you can grow. Interestingly enough it smells like garlic.

What makes it special:

One of the best attractive flowering climber plants.
Low maintenance plant.
Perfect plant for outdoor garden.

Mansoa alliacea, or Garlic vine, is a species of tropical in the trumpet creeper family that is Bignoniaceae. Garlic creeper is beautiful ornamental vine with opposite leaves divided into two ovate leaflets. The flowers are funnel shaped and purple to white in color.

Garlic Vine is one of the most rewarding, flowering vines that you can grow. Interestingly enough it smells like garlic. However, it doesnt smell if the plant is left alone, only when the leaves are crushed. The smell is because it contains sulfur like allin and allyl sulphides that the garlic has.

Plant Specifications

Plant Height	18 inch (46 cm)
Plant Spread	7 inch (18 cm)

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

Common Name	Garlic vine
Maximum Reachable Height	2 to 3 meter
Flower Colour	Purple-white
Bloom Time	October-March
Difficulty Level	Easy

Planting and care

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Light Requirement

At least 3-6 hours of preferably morning sunlight a day is ideal for plant to grow well and natural indirect bright light for the rest of the day. .

Soil

The soil should be well drained and rich in organic content for growing garlic creeper plant.

Watering

Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.

Apply 4 cup (Approx. 200 ml) water when top soil (1-2 inches) in pot feels dry to touch.

As rule of thumb, Water the plant thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.

Do not over-water the plant.

Apply water preferably in morning or evening.

Application of Fertilizer

Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily.

During the main growing season feed the plant with organic fertilizer once a month (Oct-Jan).

Apply water immediately after application of fertilizer.

Re-potting

When a plant outgrows in current pot, re-pot with fresh potting soil and some fertilizer.

Do the re-potting late evening and keep the plant in shady area for 2 to 3 days and then move the plant in its suitable growing condition.

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Plant Protection

Remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and dispose them away from the planting area.

Spray Neem, Eucalyptus or Citrus oil for any insect/pest attack, as a primary treatment.

Donts

Do not over-water the plant especially when pot does not have drainage holes.

Avoid applying water on flowers and leaves it may cause fungus infection.

Garlic Creeper care

Initial care for 1-2 weeks after receiving plant at your location:

Keep the plant in Natural indirect bright Light.

Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.

Apply 4 cup (Approx. 200 ml) water when top soil (1-2 inches) in pot feels dry to touch.

Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.

Key requirements to keep plant healthy:

Sunlight	Natural direct 3-6 hours of morning sunlight and natural indirect bright light for the rest of the day.
Watering	Apply 4 cup (Approx. 200 ml) water when top soil (1-2 inches) in pot feels dry to touch.
Soil	Soil should be well drain and fertile, rich in organic content.
Temperature	25 to 35 drgree Celsius
Fertilizer	Apply any organic fertilizer once a month (Oct-Jan).

Garlic Creeper special feature

The flowers are funnel shaped with attractive Purple with white color.

Garlic Creeper uses

Ornamental Use:

The plant is used for ornamental purpose