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Plant Profile: Pandorea pandorana

Names

Pandora Vine, Spearwood, Wonga Vine, Wonga-wonga Vine

  • Photo of Pandorea pandorana (Pandorea pandoranas)

Phonetic Spelling:pan-DOH-ree-uh pan-DOR-an-uh

Genus:Pandorea

Species:pandorana

Family:Bignoniaceae

Pandora vine, a robust climbing plant belonging to the trumpet vine family, originates from Australia, Malaysia, and the southwestern Pacific region. This vigorous tropical evergreen thrives in temperatures as low as 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Its foliage is visually appealing, and in early spring, it produces striking clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers that cascade beautifully. The vine propagates by dispersing numerous seeds and layering its stems, often creating a dense ground cover.

This adaptable vine can thrive in a variety of soil types and pH levels, demonstrating drought resistance. It flourishes in full sun to partial shade. Regular pruning is essential to maintain its size, particularly in smaller gardens. Pandora vine is ideal for adorning fences, buildings, or trellises, and it can also be cultivated as a houseplant.

Pandorea pandorana Feature Summary

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Pandorea pandorana Feature Summary

Attributes
Wood was used by Australian aborigines for making throwing devices.
Australia, Malasia, SW Pacific region
Seed
Stem Cutting
Layering
Fruit
Fruits are oblong-shaped green seed pods that mature to brown releasing numerous papery seeds. Pods are 1.5 to 3 inches long.
Green
Brown/Copper
1-3 inches
< 1 inch
Flowers
Masses of pendulous tubular flowers that vary in color from creamy yellow with red or purple markings in throat to all white.
Purple/Lavender
Gold/Yellow
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
Glossy green pinnate compound leaves have 3-9 leaflets. Young foliage ins finely cut and fern-like
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Pandorea pandorana Attributes

Pandorea pandorana: Uses (Ethnobotany)

Wood was used by Australian aborigines for making throwing devices.

Pandorea pandorana: Country Or Region Of Origin

Australia, Malasia, SW Pacific region

Pandorea pandorana: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Pandorea pandorana: Recommended Propagation Strategy

Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting

Pandorea pandorana: Climbing Method

Clinging
Scrambler
Tendrils
Twining

Pandorea pandorana Fruit

Pandorea pandorana: Fruit Description

Fruits are oblong-shaped green seed pods that mature to brown releasing numerous papery seeds. Pods are 1.5 to 3 inches long.

Pandorea pandorana: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Pandorea pandorana: Fruit Color

grass
Brown/Copper
grass
Green

Pandorea pandorana: Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Pandorea pandorana: Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Pandorea pandorana: Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Pandorea pandorana: Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Pandorea pandorana Flowers

Pandorea pandorana: Flower Description

Masses of pendulous tubular flowers that vary in color from creamy yellow with red or purple markings in throat to all white.

Pandorea pandorana: Flower Color

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Gold/Yellow
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Purple/Lavender

Pandorea pandorana: Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Pandorea pandorana: Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Pandorea pandorana: Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Pandorea pandorana Leaves

Pandorea pandorana: Leaf Description

Glossy green pinnate compound leaves have 3-9 leaflets. Young foliage ins finely cut and fern-like

Pandorea pandorana: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Pandorea pandorana: Leaf Color

spa
Green

Pandorea pandorana: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Pandorea pandorana: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Pandorea pandorana: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Pandorea pandorana Whole Plant Traits

Pandorea pandorana: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Pandorea pandorana: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Pandorea pandorana: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Pandorea pandorana: Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Pandorea pandorana: Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Pandorea pandorana Cultural Conditions

Pandorea pandorana: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Pandorea pandorana: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
10a
thermostat
10b
thermostat
11a
thermostat
11b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Pandorea pandorana Stem

Pandorea pandorana: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes