Pandorea jasminoides 'Rosea Superba'

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bower plant 'Rosea Superba'

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A vigorous, tender, twining climber with wiry, branching stems and leaves composed of 5-9 glossy leaflets. From spring to summer it produces fragrant, tubular pink flowers to 6cm long, with purple-spotted, deep pink throats

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam

Max Height

4-8 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
2.5-4 metres
Max Height
4-8 metres

Growing Conditions

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

Position

Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or 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)
H1C

Colour & Scent

Fragrance Flower
Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Bignoniaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Climbing
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
Name Status
Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. When in growth, water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly; water sparingly in winter. Provide support for the twining stems

Propagation

Propagate by greenwood cuttings in summer, or layering in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Sub-tropical
  • Climber and wall shrubs
  • Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

See pruning group 11

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids

Diseases

Generally disease-free