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Bignoniaceae
Flamevine
Pyrostegia venusta
Also known as Pyrostegia amabilis, Senecio confusus, Pyrostegia ornata, Tecoma venusta
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Vine · Orange-Flowers · Trumpet · Climber · Spectacular · Warm-Climate · Hummingbird · Mass-Blooming · Flamevine
A spectacular tropical vine that produces masses of brilliant orange trumpet flowers, creating a stunning display when in bloom. It needs warm temperatures and protection from frost, making it ideal for tropical and subtropical gardens. Regular watering and occasional pruning will keep it flowering abundantly.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 15 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 12.5 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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