Pandorea jasminoides – Dark Pink Bower Vine

Description

Pandorea jasminoides – Dark Pink Bower of Beauty

Family: Bignoniaceae
Packet: 15 seeds

Description

This dark pink Pandorea jasminoides seed selection is from Bower of Beauty plants bearing deeper pink, trumpet-shaped blooms. Pandorea jasminoides is an Australian native evergreen twining climber with glossy compound foliage, valued for covering trellises, fences and pergolas. Plants grown from seed may vary in their flower colour and are not guaranteed to match the parent selection exactly.

Key Features

• Flowers: Dark pink flowers on the parent selection; seedling colours may vary.
• Foliage: Attractive glossy green compound leaves.
• Habit: Vigorous evergreen twining vine.

Growing Conditions

• Position: Full sun to part shade; provide a strong trellis, fence or arbour for climbing.
• Soil: Fertile or moderately rich soil with good drainage.
• Water: Water regularly while establishing; established vines have some drought tolerance.
• Climate: Well suited to temperate and subtropical gardens; protect young plants from severe frost.

Seed Propagation

1. Prepare: Use sound, preferably fresh winged seeds; no harsh nicking or scratching the seed coat is needed.
2. Sow: Place seeds on a moist, fine seed-raising mix and cover only lightly.
3. Conditions: Keep warm in bright, indirect light with the mix evenly moist, not waterlogged.
4. After germination: Pot up carefully once seedlings are large enough to handle and provide support as they grow.

Germination timing varies with seed freshness, temperature and growing conditions.

Germination advice: These instructions are a recommended guide. Germination results and timing may vary depending on seed freshness, storage, temperature and growing conditions. Alternative propagation methods may also be successful.