Accession Data:
Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) T. Sprague
- Common Name: Port St. Johns Creeper
- Family: Bignoniaceae Juss.
- Synonym(s): Pandorea ricasoliana (Tanfani) K.Schum. , Tecoma ricasoliana Tanfani
- Country of Origin: S. Trop. & S. Africa
- Description: This evergreen member of the Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae) can grow to 16-20 feet tall and can spread equally as wide. Although often listed as very tender, this vine can tolerate winter temperatures in the low 20 degrees F with just tip damage. Plant in full sun and water occasionally to infrequently during the warmer months of the year. In mild California coastal gardens this beautiful vine will bloom for much of the year. Good also as a groungcover sprawling over rocks, even tolerating coastal sea spray. The name podranea is an anagram of the name for the closely related Australian plant Pandorea.
Propagate from cuttings in summer or from seed in spring.
- Culture: The secret is to grow them in a pot with low nitrogen levels and feed with tomato fertiliser. The vine throws incredibly long flower bearing stems to 10ft or more which should be trained and pruned annually to create a woody framework.6
- USDA Zone: 9-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500395
- Source: Unknown
- Recorded Vouchers:
- Voucher 158838 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 30 March 1982. Herbarium Image
- Voucher 129359 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 31 March 2005. Herbarium Image
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1115 - AFR:East Bench SS
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-24-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Bignoniaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe: Tecomeae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Malawi / Mozambique / Zambia / Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal /
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 9 June 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 9 June 2015.
- Podranea ricasoliana at PlantzAfrica. Accessed 9 June 2015.
- San Marcos Growers Website
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
- Info from www.plantsman.com catalogue (defunct). Last accessed 31 December 2002.
- Images #00 (cropped) & #02 (original) by Xue Davis (Own work). Used with permission. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:21:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Subfamily
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Subfamily
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Subfamily
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