Scientific Name: Pandorea pandorana

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  • Pronunciation:
    pan-doh-REE-ah pan-doh-RAR-nah
  • Common Name:
    Wonga Vine
  • Derivation:
    Pandorea...After Pandora of Greek mythology who allowed evil sprites to escape from a sealed box - a reference to the many seeds released from the seed pods in this genus. ||pandorana.... the suffix -ana means 'relating to' (ie. relating to Pandora).
  • Type:
    Vine , Climber
  • Family:
    BIGNONIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, cream. Winter, spring, summer.
  • Fruit:
    Capsule, warty brown.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, FI Podberscek, NNP Palm Grove, NNP service road, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, NNS, BHNR, Upper Yandina Creek,
Identification Notes

Leaves: compound with 7-13 leaflets. Leaflets fine and numerous on young plants.||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . ||Fast growing, trouble-free. Likes sunny or part-shaded situation. Will scramble down embankments or climb. ||Popular garden plant with a number of cultivars. ||Propagate from seed or cuttings.||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery|Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||