Bignonia callistegioides (Violet Trumpet Vine, Argentine Trumpet Vine)
Bignonia callistegioides is an evergreen vine that grows violet flowers in late spring and summer, making the plant an attractive one during its blooming season. It's heat and drought tolerent and requires avarege watering which makes it a perfect plant to hot areas with long summers. To plant in neutral, well drained soil of any type.
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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Pronunciation: kly-toh-STOH-muh kal-lis-steg-ee-OY-deez
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Plant type: Vine
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Origin: Argentina, Brazil
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Heat Zones: 9 to 15
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 13
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Uses: Screen, Espalier, Container, Facade, Trellis
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Tree Shape: Spreading
Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m
Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters
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Companion Plants: Pennisetum, Lantana, Rosa, Hibiscus, Bignonia
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- By Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada (Bignonia callistegioides) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Opposite
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: Less than 5
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Smooth, Glossy, Medium
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 3 - 7
Flower Type: Solitary
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: Pleasant
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Pink
Seasons: Spring, Summer
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Trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Fruit Color: Green, Brown
Seasons: Spring, Summer
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- By Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada (Bignonia callistegioides) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
- Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Good
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting, Layering