Bignonia callistegioides, also known as violet trumpet vine and lavender trumpet vine, is a vine native to southern Brazil and Argentina.[2]

Description

Flowers

It is a woody, evergreen perennial vine that reaches a height of 6 to 15 metres (20 to 50 feet), where it features bifoliate, hairless green leaves with tendrils.[2]

It's tubular flowers are lavender to lilac blue which are borne from spring to summer. They feature a white to yellow throat with conspicuous floral violet veins. The fruit is a brown capsule that produces winged seeds.[2]

Cultivation

It is a heat-loving, frost tolerant plant that is grown as a ornamental plant on trellises, arbors, pergolas, wall covers or as a sprawling groundcover.[2] It can be growing from stem cuttings or tip layering.[3]

References

  1. ^ Clytostoma callistegioides (Cham.) Bureau ex Griseb. by PlantNET. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Clytostoma callistegioides (Synonym: Bignonia callistegioides) Virtual Library of Phoenix Landscape Plants. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ Growing Bignonia callistegioides: Lavender Trumpet Vine GardenOracle. Retrieved 5 February 2022.