Botanical Name: Pyrostegia venusta
Common Name: Flame vine
Type of Plant: dicot: vine
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape aggressive, climbing, spreading vine, climbs by tendrils; can become a rampant grower, spreading over the tops of other plants
Height 15' - 20'
Spread 15' - 20'
Growth Rate moderate - rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to part shade
Soil tolerates any soil
Hardiness some frost (zones 13, 16, 21-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves ovate to elliptical to 3" long, acuminate tips - leaflets occur in pairs
Flowers tubular to 3" long, 1/2" across, bright orange in winter in large clusters
Fruit silique to 1' long
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent source of color on warm sunny fences or walls; good in hot climates, low desert areas
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular water
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning for size control only; thin out occasionally
Pests/Diseases no major pests
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Brazil/Paraguay
Family: Bignoniaceae

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