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Bignoniaceae
Queen of sheba-vine
Podranea ricasoliana
Also known as Cruel plant, Araujia, White bladderflower, Tecomaria ricasoliana
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Flowering · Vine · Climbing · Pink · Trumpet · Tropical · Ornamental · South-African
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Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
This elegant climbing vine produces beautiful pink trumpet-shaped flowers and thrives in warm climates with partial shade. Water regularly during growing season but allow soil to dry slightly between waterings. Provide sturdy support and protect from strong winds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 96 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Bolivia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hawaii, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madeira, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Puerto Rico, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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