Pyrostegia venusta

RHS Plant Profile

flame vine

RHS

Other common names

flaming trumpet, golden shower, flame flower

Synonyms

Bignonia ignea
Bignonia venusta

Climber Wall Shrub Conservatory Greenhouse

A very vigorous, evergreen climber with numerous slender stems and glossy leaves with pointed, oval leaflets. Tubular, waxy, golden to reddish-orange flowers, 6cm long, are produced in terminal clusters, mainly in winter

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

8-12 metres

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height: 8-12 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H1B

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Bignoniaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Climbing
Genus: Pyrostegia are tender, evergreen climbers with paired leaves composed of two or three leaflets and sometimes a terminal tendril. The tubular or bell-shaped flowers are usually orange or red
Name Status: Correct
Plant Range: S America

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow under heated glass in peat-free, loam-based compost with added sharp sand and leaf mould, in full light

Propagation

Propagate from seed sown in heat in spring, or root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Sub-tropical

Pruning

Pruning group 11 after flowering

Pests

May suffer from scale insects and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease-free