Podranea ricasoliana

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Podranea ricasoliana

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Zones 9, 12, 13, 19-25, 27, H1, H2

Full, Partial

Moderate

Pink Trumpet Vine
Bignoniaceae
Evergreen, Vines

Native to South Africa. Sprawling growth to 20 ft.; must be fastened to its support. Glossy dark green leaves consist of two to five opposite pairs of 2-in. leaflets plus one terminal leaflet. Blooms in spring or summer, when tips of new growth produce loose clusters of 2- to 3-in.-wide, red-veined pink flowers shaped like open trumpets.

Grows slowly when young, then speeds up as it matures. Likes heat, good drainage. Use on posts, arbors, trellises, walls, trunks of high-branching trees. Thin out any tangling growth in winter. Light frosts may cause leaves to drop; heavier frosts may kill vine to the ground, but regrowth is almost certain as long as soil doesn't freeze.