Flame vine

Pyrostegia venusta

Climber5×5 mzone 10–12full sun

Profile

Family: Bignoniaceae
Habit: Climber
Height: 5 m
Spread: 5 m
Growth: very fast
Lifespan: 33 years
First yield: after 2 years
Hardiness: zone 10–12
Shade tolerance: full sun
Soil: Sand, Silt, Loam
Soil moisture: very dry – very moist
pH: 5.5 – 7.5

evergreensuitable for hedgesground covernectar source

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Medicinal3 of 10

Other uses5 of 10

Medicinal: In traditional South American medicine it is occasionally used for cough remedies.

Other uses: Zierpflanze: Hauptnutzen als spektakuläre Kletterpflanze in warmen Klimazonen. Sichtschutz/Erosionsschutz: Dichter Wuchs eignet sich hervorragend für schnelle Begrünung von Wänden und Hängen. Feuerbeständig: Sie gilt als relativ feuerresistente Pflanze in der Landschaftsgestaltung.

Origin & habitat

Brazil, Argentina

often by riverbanks, in open forests and at forest edges.

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