FAMILY:

BIGNONIACEAE

Genus:

Pandorea

species:

pandorana

Common name:

Wonga-wonga Vine

Name derivation:

Genus: Named after the Greek goddess Pandora.

Growth habit:

Climber vine.

Dimensions:

Height 6m, width 4m.

Foliage:

Glossy, dark green, pinnate, 5-11 lanceolate leaflets..

Flower:

Bunches of tubular creamy-white flowers with maroon markings in the throat and at the tips of the corolla lobe; Sept - Jan.

Fruit:

N/A.

Other features:

Fast growing. Vigorous. Will climb into rainforest canopy.

Natural distribution:

QLD, NSW, VIC, Tas.

Soils:

Moist, well drained.

Natural vegetation:

Fern gullies to open forest.

Landcare use:

Strong climber.

Propagation:

Seed.

Pests and diseases:

Minimal.