Common name: Bower Vine
Botanical name: Pandorea jasminoides Family: Bignoniaceae (Bignonia family)
A native of Queensland, Australia, Bower Vine is a bushy, twining, woody
stemmed vine with pinnate, evergreen variegated foliage, having between five
and seven lance-shaped leaflets up to 50mm long. Makes fragrant funnel-shaped
white to pink flowers with deep pink to maroon throats in Spring and Summer,
followed by large elliptical fruits containing many seeds. Moderate rate of
growth. Evergreen in frost-free areas; perennial if roots are protected during
heavy freezes, when it will die back to the ground. Prefers rich, moist,
reasonably well drained soils but will grow almost anywhere; prefers full hot
sun but tolerates partial shade. When established will tolerate extended dry
spells.
| Photographed in Yogi Nursery,
Delhi |
Identification credit: Nicolas Roth
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ntroduced