Cobaea scandens

Common names: Climbing Cobaea. In Mexico, the plant is called Tedra Morada or Violet Ivy.

Genus: Cobaea

Species: Cobaea scandens

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Cavanilles

Modern Genus: Cobaea

Modern Species: Cobaea scandens

Modern Family: Polemoniaceae. Also placed in: Cobaeaceae.

Plant Type: perennial

Color: flowers are "at first green, but gradualy change to a fine violet."

Native Region: Mexico

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum