Pandorea jasminoides

RHS Plant Profile

bower plant

RHS

Other common names

bower plant of Australia, Moreton Bay trumpet jasmine, bower vine

Synonyms

Bignonia jasminoides misapplied
Tecoma jasminoides

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An evergreen, twining climber with compound leaves made up of five to nine glossy, oval leaflets. The fragrant flowers, borne in small clusters in spring and summer, are tubular with spreading lobes 4-5cm across, white with a dark pink throat

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam

Max Height

4-8 metres

Max Spread

1-1.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 1-1.5 metres
Max Height: 4-8 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam

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): 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: Correct
Plant Range: NE Australia

How to Grow

Cultivation

May 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

Propagation

Propagate by layering or root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Patio and container plants
Mediterranean climate plants
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 11, after flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease-free