Pandorea jasminoides

A large, evergreen, shrubby climber, climbing to around 5m.

This vigorous climber bears trumpet-shaped flowers which are pale pink to white with a dark pink throat in clusters through the summer months. The leaves are glossy and pinnate with 5-9 ovate dark green leaflets.

Always choose healthy, well-grown plants and plant after autumn rains. Before planting, ensure the root ball is saturated and remove the planter bag or pot with minimal root disturbance. Trim any broken roots and plant at the same level as in the container. Dig a hole twice the diameter of the root ball and firm in and water once planted. Make sure plants are watered well until established if planting in a drier period. Plant with some general slow-release fertiliser and then every spring apply an organic-based fertiliser such as blood and bone at a handful per square metre as new growth begins.

Prefers full sun with well-drained soil.

Apply an organic mulch annually to help suppress weeds and conserve moisture. Feed annually in spring with a balanced fertiliser such as blood and bone at a handful per square metre in spring as new growth begins. Pandorea are easy to grow and once established don't require much in the way of care other than pruning to keep in shape and tidy. This can be carried out after flowering in autumn. Propagation of Pandorea is easy, nodal or internodal cuttings can be rooted from spring to summer of either soft or semi-ripe wood.

Usually trouble-free.