Botanical Name: Common Names:
Petrea volubilis Sandpaper Vine, Queens Wreath Vine,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Climbers, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Climbing / Twining
Description:
Attractive semi-deciduous twining tropical climber with green foliage and pendulous racemes of blue flowers in Spring and Summer. Widely used to quickly cover pergolas, ramble over trellis, train as a standard or trail over retaining walls.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Any, Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Climber / Creeper, Courtyard, Feature, Mass Planting, Rockery, Shady Garden, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Verbenaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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