Pandorea pandorana|Wonga Vine
Cardinia indigenous plant guide
- Description
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Vigorous climber, longitudinal ridges on branches.
- Size (W x H)
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Climber to 6m+
- Leaves
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Pairs of glossy dark green leaves divided into pairs of leaflets. Juvenile leaves 2-8cm long, 8-17 small bluntly toothed leaflets; adult - 8-16cm long, 3-9 egg-shaped leaflets 2.5-8cm x 5-30mm, longer terminal leaflet, tip tapering to a point.
- Flowers
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Long weeping sprays of tubular flowers, maroon markings in throat and on lobes, hairy inside, lobes spreading.
- Flower colour
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Cream with maroon markings
- Flower time
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September to January
- Growing conditions
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Moist to wet draining soils in moist to wet gullies and forests, or occasionally rocky exposed sites. Tolerant of light frosts. Full sun, semi-shade to dappled shade. While the canopy is in the sun, the roots will be in cool, moist soil.
- Commonly used for
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Excellent vigorous climber for a strong trellis or to grow up established trees. Roots need to be well mulched or kept cool. Other commercially available colour forms are not local to the Shire.
- Available at indigenous nursery
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- Attracts birds
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- Photo gallery
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- Acknowledgement
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Thank you to Shire of Yarra Ranges for assistance in compiling this directory
