Vigorous evergreen eastern Australian climber with glossy dark green compound leaves and clusters of large pink-and-purple-throated trumpet flowers in summer.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 9–11 | −6.7 °C to 10 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H3 | −5 °C to 1 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 9 | −1 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 4–6 | 0 °C to 15 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Native to coastal eastern Australia — Queensland and NSW subtropical rainforest
- Reliable mass-flowering climber for warm-temperate and subtropical pergolas, fences, and walls
- Drought tolerant once established, tolerates light frost
- Cultivar ‘Lady Di’ is widely grown — pure white flowers with the same hardy reliable habit
- Not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada — Canadian zone values shown represent the system maximum and do not imply garden cultivation north of the warmest coastal pockets.
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