| Bignonia callistegioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Bignonia |
| Species: | B. callistegioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Bignonia callistegioides Cham., 1832 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Clytostoma callistegioides(Cham.) Bureau ex Griseb. Contents | |
Bignonia callistegioides, also known as violet trumpet vine and lavender trumpet vine, is a vine native to southern Brazil and Argentina. [2]
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]
It is a heat-loving, frost tolerant plant that is grown as an ornamental plant on trellises, arbors, pergolas, wall covers or as a sprawling groundcover. [2] It can be grown from stem cuttings or tip layering. [3]