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Flaming trumpetPyrostegia venusta

Information sourceshttp://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/py

rostegia.htmlhttp://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/372/

http://www.jaycjayc.com/pyrostegia-vensuta-flamevine

Photography LocationsCII – Godrej GBC, Hyderabad

KBR Park, Hyderabad


Flaming TrumpetPyrostegia venusta

Native: Brazil, Bolivia,

Argentina and Paraguay

in South America

Family: Bignoniaceae

Height: 24m long

Perennial woody vine

Leaf shape: Compound

leaves with oval leaflets

Ornamental


Tamil:தங்கப்

Thanga poo

Other Names: Flame

Vine, Orange Trumpet

Vine/Creeper, Golden

Shower



Pyrostegia comes

from Greek

Pyro means

Flame –

Reddish

orange flowers

Stege means

covering-

Growth habit

Venusta means

pleasing

Etymology




Pyrostegium easily re grow from its roots even if damaged above groundFlaming trumpet Flaming trumpet covers very covers very quickly with its quickly with its tendrils and by tendrils and by twining twining whatever whatever support itsupport it’’s clung s clung to with its to with its rampant growthrampant growth



Genus: Pyrostegia Genus: Pyrostegia ((pypy--rohroh--STEEJSTEEJ--eeee--uhuh))

Species: Species: venustavenusta((venven--NUSSNUSS--tuhtuh))

Without control, Without control, flame vine in flame vine in tropical climates tropical climates sometimes can be sometimes can be so aggressive that so aggressive that it can smother it can smother treestrees


Medium to dark green foliage, having compound leaves Medium to dark green foliage, having compound leaves with 2 or 3 ovate leaflets, 4with 2 or 3 ovate leaflets, 4--11cm long and the terminal 11cm long and the terminal third leaflet often a 3third leaflet often a 3--parted tendrilparted tendril

Orange Trumpet Creeper is a floriferous climber that Orange Trumpet Creeper is a floriferous climber that flowers almost continuously throughout the year in the flowers almost continuously throughout the year in the



5-7cm long tubular flowers, stunningly ablaze in reddish-orange are borne in clusters of 15-20

These attractive flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds, bumble bees and butterflies




Fruit is a narrow cylindrical capsule about 25-30cm long, containing many winged seeds that can be used for propagation.


To cover and decorate garden

fences, trellises, arbors and

arches and walls

Traditional Brazilian medicine

as a general tonic for treating

diarrhea, vitiligo, cough, and

common diseases of the

respiratory system related to

infections, such as bronchitis,

flu and cold

Usage



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