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Verbenaceae
Purple Wreath
Petrea volubilis
Royalty and exuberance.
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Petrea
- Native to
- Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- woody vine
- Height
- 20-40 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The genus is named after Robert James, Lord Petre, an 18th-century English plant collector with one of England's finest gardens.
- What appear to be petals are actually star-shaped calyces that persist long after the true flowers drop.
- The persistent calyces act like helicopter blades, spinning seeds away from the parent plant in the wind.
- In tropical gardens, a single vine can produce cascading flower clusters up to a foot long.
- The sandpaper-textured leaves earned it the nickname 'sandpaper vine' in some regions.
Color meanings
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royalty
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exuberance
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admiration