Family Index

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Scientific Name

Pandorea pandorana

Family Name

BIGNONIACEAE

Common Name

Wonga Vine

Status

Rare

Height

2-6m

Flowers

2cm long funnel-shaped cream or white flowers with broad lobes, streaked with red in the throat, and often with purple or crimson spots at the base of the larger lobes. The throat is bearded inside.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Hairless, fast-growing, climbing shrub with twining branchlets. Leaves are opposite with a glossy upper surface, 5-20cm long and variable in shape and size.

Municipalities

Flinders Island

Communities

Habitat Notes

Damp gullies and wet sclerophyll forest on Flinders Island.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagate from cuttings or seed. Fresh seed is best, but some growers have had limited success with this species. Extremely vigorous, and often found scrambling through large trees. Prefers well-composted soil, good for features or screens for fences and trellises. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Flat seeds surrounded by a broad, transparent wing develop inside a 4-7cm long, pod-like woody capsule. Capsule turns from green to yellow and mottled with brown, and release the winged, red-brown seed at maturity.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

2-3 weeks if fresh seed

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Use soft tip cuttings.