Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta)

05/02/2012



Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta), a member of the Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae), is an impressive tropical vine native to South America, but nowadays a well-liked creeper in many tropical countries. The Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta) requires full sun and blooms mostly in winter in cascades of orange tubular flowers. The plant can climb up to heights of about 6 meters. Other names for the orange trumpet creeper are flame vine, golden shower, Chinese cracker flower, venusta vine (in Australia) or belas (in Brasil).



Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta)
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