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Bignoniaceae
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Brilliance, vitality, tropical sunset.
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Genus
- Pyrostegia
- Native to
- Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- Evergreen vine
- Height
- 9–20 m (30–65 ft) climbing
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Average, well-drained
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 9–11
- Lifespan
- Long-lived perennial
Did you know
- When flame vine blooms, it can completely cover an entire wall, fence, or pergola in fiery orange tubular flowers—it looks like a frozen waterfall of flame, visible from blocks away.
- Each tubular flower can be over 3 inches long—pollinated by hummingbirds in its native South America, who hover beneath the cascading sprays to drink the abundant nectar.
- The genus name 'Pyrostegia' comes from the Greek 'pyr' (fire) and 'stege' (roof)—the flowers form a roof of fire over whatever structure they cover.
- Flame vine is one of the most cold-tolerant tropical vines, surviving brief frosts that would kill bougainvillea—it's a beloved winter-bloomer in subtropical Mediterranean climates.
- Despite blooming in midwinter (in subtropical climates), flame vine is one of the most vigorous tropical climbers known—it can grow over 20 feet in a single season.
Color meanings
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brilliance
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vitality
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tropical fire