Encyclopedia · Bignoniaceae · Pandorea pandorana
Australian nativeLocally indigenousCouncil listedInner WestdroughtSandstone slopesTurpentine-Ironbark
Pandorea pandorana
Wonga Wonga Vine
Pandorea · Bignoniaceae
Pandorea pandorana, commonly known as the wonga wonga vine or wonga-vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae and is native to Australia, Malesia and the southwestern Pacific region. It is a woody scrambler or climber with pinnate leaves, juvenile leaves differing from those of mature plants.
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Classification
Genus
Pandorea
Family
Bignoniaceae
Common name
Wonga Wonga Vine
Climate
temperate, subtropical
Pandorea pandorana belongs to the Pandorea genus within the Bignoniaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.
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Cultivation
Care sheet.
Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use
Locally indigenous habitat planting for Sandstone Slopes Forest and Woodland, Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest conditions.
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Companions
Species we plant alongside Wonga Wonga Vine.
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Further reading
- 01Pandorea pandorana taxon photograph — Atlas of Living Australia image service
- 02Native Plants of the Inner West - page 2 — Inner West Council