Pandorea pandorana ssp. pandorana
Wonga Vine
Vigorous climber, longitudinal ridges on branches.
Additional information
- FamilyBignoniaceae
- StoreyUpper storey
- SizeClimber to 6 m+
- Plant groupingClimbers & creepers
- LeavesPairs of glossy dark green leaves divided into pairs of leaflets. Juvenile leaves 2-8 cm long, 8-17 small bluntly toothed leaflets; adult - 8-16 cm long, 3-9 egg-shaped leaflets 2.5-8 cm x 5-30 mm, longer terminal leaflet, tip tapering to a point.
- Flower colourCream with maroon markings
- Flowering timeSeptember to January
- FlowersLong weeping sprays of tubular flowers, maroon markings in throat and on lobes, hairy inside, lobes spreading.
- Bird attractingHabitat - nestinging
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet draining soils in moist to wet gullies and forests, or occasionally rocky exposed sites. Tolerant of light frosts. Full sun, semi-shade to dappled shade. While the canopy is in the sun, the roots will be in cool, moist soil.
- Garden useExcellent vigorous climber for a strong trellis or to grow up established trees. Roots need to be well mulched or kept cool. Other commercially available colour forms are not local to the Shire.
- Commercially availableGenerally. Plants in general nurseries rarely local.
- Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
Photo Gallery
Photographer/s: 1, 2 Chris Clarke NatureShare ©; 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 4 Sue Guymer NatureShare ©
Plant Communities