About
Pandorea pandorana, the wonga-wonga vine, is a vigorous, twining, evergreen climber producing compound leaves of up to six pairs of mid-green leaflets. Scented, tubular, cream flowers with variable reddish-purple markings are borne in clusters in winter and spring. A rewarding and ornamental climber for a warm, sheltered wall or conservatory.
About the genus
Pandorea are vigorous, twining, evergreen climbers with pinnate leaves and terminal panicles or racemes of fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers with five spreading lobes. Grown on warm, sheltered walls and in conservatories.
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 toAustralia
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