About
An evergreen, twining climber with compound leaves made up of five to nine glossy, oval leaflets. The scented flowers, borne in small clusters in spring and summer, are tubular with spreading lobes 4-5cm across, white with a dark pink throat.
About the genus
Pandorea are woody climbers with twining stems bearing pinnate leaves and terminal panicles or racemes of fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers with 5 spreading lobes
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeLoam
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitClimbing
FoliageEvergreen
Height4-8 metres
Spread1-1.5 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesPatio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants
Native toNE Australia
FragranceFlower
Care notes
CultivationMay survive outdoors against a warm wall in very mild areas, otherwise grow in a cool greenhouse or conservatory, in peat-free, loam-based compost, in full light
PruningPruning group 11, after flowering
PropagationPropagate by layering or root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids and glasshouse red spider mite
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free